Hemp Extracts

CBD product launch part of Nature’s Sunshine restructuring efforts

13-Nov-2019 By Hank Schultz

Nature’s Sunshine is the latest company to throw its hat in the CBD ring with a range of products that include added ingredients.

BI Nutraceuticals on hemp: "New gold rush in the nutritional industry"

06-Nov-2019

Over 17,000 ingredient buyers and suppliers attended SupplySide West, and one of the ingredients that made a big splash was hemp.

USDA draft hemp cultivation rule seen as consistent with state rules that already govern industry

30-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

The United States Department of Agriculture has issued its eagerly anticipated draft rule on hemp cultivation. The rule is viewed as largely consistent with many of the state rules already in place.

Mississippi adds to regulatory tangle with warning on CBD products

28-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

Mississippi state officials have issued a blanket warning to consumers about the dangers of all CBD products sold in the state.

Don't forget the terpenes, hemp expert says

23-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

A rush to market for CBD has left the terpenes in hemp out in the cold. An expert in the space said there is much potential benefit yet to be discovered in these fractions of the plant.

UNPA announces hemp policy, signs up first CBD member

17-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

The United Natural Products Alliance has announced a new policy on hemp extracts while at the same time announcing its first member engaged exclusively in the business.

Letter urging new CBD regs sent to all members of Congress by trade associations

09-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

Yesterday four trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry sent a letter to all 535 members of the US Congress urging them to make CBD a legal dietary ingredient and to give FDA the resources to regulate the sector.

Navajo Nation’s first hemp products store open for business

08-Oct-2019 By Danielle Masterson

In 1988, the Native American economy got a major boost with the legalization of the Indian gaming industry. Thirty years later, a new legalization is offering yet another revenue stream: hemp.

NSF to start offering hemp/CBD testing, certification

24-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

NSF International has unveiled a new certification program for the hemp industry, which the organization says will help address the ongoing quality questions in this sector.

New Age Beverages delays roll-out of CBD-infused beverages owing to regulatory uncertainty

09-Aug-2019 By Elaine Watson

The rollout of New Age Beverages’ CBD-infused beverages has been delayed owing to the regulatory uncertainty over CBD, which makes navigating the territory “as murky as the Strait of Hormuz,” CEO Brent Willis told analysts yesterday.

CBD is on fire, says Brightfield, but market remains dogged by regulatory confusion and ‘unclear terminology surrounding hemp’

12-Jul-2019 By Elaine Watson

The US market for foods and beverages featuring hemp-derived CBD – from relaxation drinks to gummies – could be worth $2.5bn by 2023, or 10.5% of an estimated $23.7bn market for CBD products (spanning everything from pharmaceuticals to petfood), predicts...

Experts detail quality, safety concerns at CBD meeting

04-Jun-2019 By Hank Schultz

Presentations at the recent FDA meeting on CBD outlined the concerns some academics in the field have about the quality and safety of the products that are on the market.

BBB Labs launches quality assurance seal for its hemp extracts

22-May-2019 By Elaine Watson

We’re no longer in the ‘Wild West’ when it comes to hemp-derived CBD, but buyers can still get burned if they don’t do their homework, says Colorado-based BBB Labs, which has launched a quality assurance seal for its hemp extracts to reassure partners...

Gaia Herbs unveils 'less clinical' new package design, hemp line, and more at Expo West 2019

12-Mar-2019 By Adi Menayang

North Carolina-based Gaia Herbs, an herbal supplement company, unveiled new packaging design as well as a handful of new products at last week’s Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim, CA.

'What we're wrestling with is whether CBD is an ingredient play, or something huge brands can be built around'

Trendspotting at Expo West 2019: CBD explosion, oatmilk on fire, protein still hot, sugar under attack

11-Mar-2019 By Elaine Watson

The fact that CBD is not a legal ingredient in foods and supplements - at least not yet - did not deter scores of exhibitors at Expo West, who added it to everything from soda to protein bars (absent any claims), with some opting for isolates, but most...