Market Updates

Waleria Healthtech to Feature Aspurūs Ingredient at SupplySide Connect New Jersey

The shatavari ingredient is evidenced to support menopause symptoms.

Market Updates

Chris Kilham Receives 2025 ABC Champion Award

Kilham, known as the Medicine Hunter, was honored for his efforts in medicinal plant research and education on behalf of the organization.

Regulations

AHPA Adopts Guidance Policy on Kratom and Synthesized Kratom Alkaloids

The new policy strongly discourages the marketing of products containing a synthesized form of 7-OH, a minor alkaloid found in the kratom leaf.

Market Updates

G. N. Qazi Receives ABC’s 2025 Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award

Qazi has more than 40 years of research experience in biochemistry, microbial technology, bioprospecting, quality control, and clinical validation of traditional Indian herbal medicines.

Market Updates

AHPA Releases Latest Tonnage Survey of North American Botanicals

Survey includes data collected from respondents reporting on 126 botanical commodities representing 113 different plant species.

Market Updates

NOW’s Give a Tea Food Bank Donations Pass $1 Million

For every two boxes of tea purchased by retailers, one box is donated to the Chicago area’s largest food bank.

Market Updates

Korean Ginseng Corporation Receives ABC’s 2025 Varro E. Tyler Award

The phytomedicinal research award recognizes the company’s research, cultivation, and distribution efforts for Korean red ginseng products.

Market Updates

Nammex Receives AHPA Herbal Industry Leadership Award

The mushroom supplier has been a leading advocate for best practices in producing, labeling, and marketing mushroom products.

Market Updates

AHPA Honors Sabinsa Founder Dr. Muhammed Majeed Posthumously with Visionary Award

Sabinsa’s Global CEO and Managing Director Shaheen Majeed accepted the award on behalf of the 1,800 families the company employs.

Market Updates

AHPA Names Graham Rigby as New President and CEO

With more than two decades of experience in the natural products industry, Rigby most recently served as head of innovation and partner success at IngredientAI.

Market Updates

Layn Unveils New Facility, Launches Beta-Glucan Ingredient

The new facility will expand the company’s precision fermentation and enzyme production capabilities.

Market Updates

American Botanical Council Relaunches HerbTV on YouTube

The channel features content on herbs and their relationship to health, with interviews featuring a variety of experts.

Market Updates

Sabinsa to Showcase Ingredients and Products from Ayurvedic Brand Nature’s Formulary

Many of the range of botanical extracts, probiotics, and enzymes are suitable for food and beverage applications.

Market Updates

AHPA Mourns Passing of Michael McGuffin (1951-2025)

He served as president of the American Herbal Products Association for 25 years, advocating for reasonable regulations and proactive self-governance.

Market Updates

Jane Wilson to Serve as AHPA’s Interim Executive Director

A member of the AHPA team since 2013, Wilson has extensive experience in regulatory affairs and program management within the natural products industry.