Natural Newswire

Earth Mama Angel Baby Recommended By Organic Consumers Association As "Honest Organic Brand"

Clackamas, OR – In a milestone victory today for both consumers and the organic industry, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) voted for the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) to enforce the law for organic personal care products, just as they do currently for organic food. Therefore, lotions, shampoos and other body care products that are not certified to the USDA NOP standard will have to drop organic claims from their labels. 

RFI Receives Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Chocamine®

BLAUVELT, NY— An independent expert panel has declared self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status for RFI’s patented Chocamine® products.  After a comprehensive evaluation of research studies and toxicology data, the panel concluded that Chocamine® and Chocamine® Plus are safe for use as ingredients in a variety of food products including beverages, confectionery products, cereals, baked goods and nutritional bars.  According to the FDA, self-affirmed GRAS status is awarded to any substance that is generally recognized among qualified experts as having been adequately shown to be safe under the conditions of its intended use and is manufactured in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices. 

RFI Expands into Canada

BLAUVELT, NY—RFI is pleased to announce the opening of RFI Canada, a brand new company in Toronto created to better serve our valued Canadian customers.  Heading up this new initiative is industry veteran Grant Smith. Grant has joined the RFI family as president and partner of the new Canadian venture.

“With Grant’s 15 year’s experience and background in nutrition, our expansion into Canada will open new business opportunities and solidify relationships with our Canadian customers.” said Jeff Wuagneux, president and CEO.  “We are thrilled to have Grant aboard.”

For more information, contact grants@rfiingredients.com or jenniferd@rfiingredients.com.

Earth Mama Angel Baby Announces Skin Deep Rating

Clackamas, OR – As women become more concerned about the ingredients in the personal care products they use while pregnant, and on their children, Earth Mama Angel Baby has set a new standard for truly toxin-free, natural products. All Earth Mama Angel Baby products are now rated a "zero" on the Skin Deep database (www.cosmeticdatabase.com), a guide to cosmetics and personal care products from the Environmental Working Group. (Earth Mama Angel Baby's USDA Certified 100% Organic line of teas is not listed in the Skin Deep database, which is only for personal care items. The teas are regulated by the USDA.)

Still Herbal After All These Years

Herb Pharm, America's #1 Herbal Extract Company, Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary

Williams, OR, March, 2009 –– When the roots of a company are established in fertile ground, the growth is vigorous & healthy. And so it is with Herb Pharm – a company that began 30 years ago with passion and principles continues to thrive today as a certified organic grower of medicinal herbs, producing America’s #1 selling line of liquid herbal extracts.

RFI Receives GMP Registration through NSF International

RFI Ingredients, Blauvelt, NY, recently completed a successful audit of its contract and internal manufacturing facility by NSF International’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Registration program.  This voluntary, independent, third-party plant audit verifies the facility’s conformance to current Dietary Supplement GMPs.

Earth Mama Angel Baby Announces Results of Clinical Testing

CLACKAMAS, OR - Jan 20, 2008 /Natural Newswire/ -- Representatives of Earth Mama Angel Baby ® announced today that the following products have completed clinical trials: Angel Baby Shampoo and Body Wash, Angel Baby Bottom Balm, Natural Nipple Butter, Angel Baby Lotion and C-Mama Healing Salve.

The products were submitted to an independent, FDA registered, DEA registered and ISO certified laboratory for industry-standard tests for safety of cosmetic products, says Melinda Olson, founder of Earth Mama Angel Baby. “The safety of not only our ingredients but our finished products has always been our number one concern and the reason for creating this product line,” says Olson.

RFI Launches New Website

BLAUVELT, NY -- RFI Ingredients has launched a newly expanded website that offers more information and details on its branded product lines and manufacturing capabilities.  With its fresh new look, the website exemplifies RFI’s From Field to Formula® vertical integration and outlines its evolution as a full service supplier.  RFI provides not only unique, high quality ingredients, but also offers conventional and organic manufacturing, custom formulation expertise, research and development, product development and marketing support.  The site, www.rfiingredients.com, presents RFI’s unique branded products such as OxyPhyte® Natural Antioxidants and Chocamine® with up-to-date results on various scientific studies and investigations.  The site also introduces RFI’s new liquid extraction facility in Colorado and its ever-growing Sourcestainable® line of organic ingredients.  

For more information, contact Jennifer Diliddo @ jenniferd@rfiingredients.com

Earth Mama Angel Baby® Receives New Product Showcase Award at Natural Products Expo East for Women’s Herbal Tea Line

CLACKAMAS, OREGON October 22, 2008 /Natural Newswire/ -- Earth Mama Angel Baby® (www.EarthMamaAngelBaby.com), manufacturer of the most complete line of natural and organic products for pregnancy, labor, postpartum, baby care and even baby loss, announces the re-launch of their complete line of teas, now in biodegradable tea bags and environmentally friendly packaging.

Tea bags signal a change toward ease for mothers already familiar with Earth Mama Angel Baby teas, since the USDA Certified 100% Organic herbal blends had previously been packed loose in recyclable PET plastic jars. In keeping with the company’s sustainability mission, tea bags were not an option until an earth-friendly bag and packaging could be found. Now packaged in 100% recycled/recyclable boxes, with 35% post-consumer recycled paper, the tea bags are biodegradable, and even the tea overwrap is completely compostable. The packaging is produced using wind energy and the teas are all Kosher certified by Earth Kosher.

Oxyphyte® Ingredients Show Cellular Uptake and Activity Using Scientific Award-Winning CAP-e Assay

RFI Ingredients, Blauvelt, NY, reports its OxyPhyte® Natural Antioxidants now have proven cellular uptake and activity using the CAP-e (Cell-based Antioxidant Protection in Erythrocytes) assay. The CAP-e assay recently received the prestigious Natural Products Insider Scientific Excellence Award, an annual award recognizing research-based ingredients or technology innovation.

The CAP-e assay evaluates the antioxidant potential of a substance only if the substance is able to cross the lipid bilayer cell membrane. This ex vivo test uses human erythrocytes (red blood cells), which are inert and therefore do not produce reactive oxygen species. The red blood cells are exposed to the antioxidant substances and oxidation is triggered by the addition of a free radical generator. The oxidative damage within the cell is then measured as the relative fluorescence resulting from the reaction of the reactive oxygen species with fluorescent dye.