Recent testing by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) has identified that some ayurvedic products used in New Zealand contain high levels of lead… Medsafe Alert Ayurvedic Products
Medsafe Alert: Safety of Ayurvedic products – reports of lead poisoning Read More »
According to Medsafe: Essential oils, obtained from plants, are widely used in aromatherapy and are included in some medicines. Healthcare professionals are reminded that these substances, when administered orally or topically, can rarely cause seizures in young children and in those patients with epilepsy…
Medsafe Alert: Essential oils associated with seizures Read More »
Global natural health and beauty products company Comvita has acquired the Te Awamutu based apiary Waikato Honey Products to strengthen its supply of Manuka (Leptospernum) honey…
Comvita acquires Waikato Honey products business Read More »
As small business owners, it could be very easy to keep our heads tucked down under our own umbrella, and feel that if we help out others who may be operating in a similar field, we may lose customers, or give away some ‘secrets’. However, having a combined voice creates a platform from which all of us benefit. The concept of integrating social media marketing and individual business networks (such as Natural Products New Zealand), alongside a diverse range of businesses in a collective media was rather inspiring…
Combined vision creates Natural Platform for group of NZ natural product businesses Read More »
Medical researcher Professor Shaun Holt has announced what is believed to be the world’s largest programme of research on the medical uses of honey.
Speaking at a meeting in the Beehive yesterday, Professor Holt said that honey had huge potential to treat many medical conditions…
Huge Programme of Research on Medical Uses of NZ honey launched Read More »
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) has released a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guide for supplements makers globally. The guide covers quality management, premises and equipment, personnel and training, product and process development, manufacture, storage, transport and distribution…
Global GMP Guide published Read More »
The number of investment deals by NZ angel investors rose in the first half of 2011 but the amount invested subsided from the previous year’s record level, according to the Young Company Finance Index…
Deals up, dollars down as angels broaden portfolios Read More »
Label and Litho, NZ Natural Products’ leading label specialist, has purchased a new HP ws6000 digital printing press! “Big deal, so what?” you might say. Well, the great news about this machine is that it is the fastest, best quality, roll-feed digital label printing press in New Zealand – and it has the lowest running cost! It also has the benefit of not just printing labels; it can print small runs of shelf boxes too. Check out the special offer to NPNZ members now…!
Advanced printing technology now available for NZ natural products companies Read More »
In recent years, business models based on imports and exports of finished products have given way to the emergence of complex supply and value chains, where business processes often take place in multiple locations. Increasingly, company’s supply chains span multiple countries or continents, with globally distributed input sources…
Made in the world – Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Read More »
