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At the eighth annual NBJ Newport Summit in Dana Point, California on July 20, the Nutrition Business Journal honored a number of individuals and organizations for their contributions to the natural products industry and movement. NBJ recognized these individuals and organizations for their efforts and achievements at its annual awards ceremony.
Mark Blumenthal, Founder and Executive Director of the American Botanical Council, received an NBJ Lifetime Leadership Award. Blumenthal was recognized for his great vision for the entire herbal medicine movement and for his lifelong work to ensure the responsible use of herbal medicine through education and information. He was acknowledged for the founding of ABC and previous organizations, for creating the journal HerbalGram, for the publishing of three books and many other achievements. Loren Israelsen presented the award and ABC Chief Administrative Officer Wayne Silverman, PhD accepted the award for Blumenthal who was not present due to a family illness. For more, please click here.
Annette Dickinson, PhD, former President of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, received an NBJ Lifetime Leadership Award. Dr. Dickinson has 30 years experience in the supplement industry with CRN, retiring this past spring as its president. Among her many accomplishments she is a recognized author of numerous articles and reports, served on the White House Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels and was appointed in 2002 to serve a three-year term on FDA’s Food Advisory Committee. Dr. Dickinson has been a frequent witness before the U.S. Congress and elsewhere on various aspects of dietary supplements.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) received and award for Efforts on Behalf of Industry for its work promoting the benefits of herbal supplements to the public, the media, Congress and the FDA. According to NBJ, AHPA has been diligent in challenging the FDA’s position on ingredients such as bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) and kava kava (Piper methysticum); took the lead in getting FDA to review its AER (adverse events reporting) system; and encouraged industry to be more proactive and compliant. For more, please click here.
Michael Morton, Executive Director of The Healthy Foundation, received the Personal Service Award for expanding the national Vitamin Relief program significantly over the past year. Vitamin Relief USA Children First increased the number of at-risk children in the United States given free vitamins each day from 1,200 to 1,700 and Vitamin Relief USA Senior Support increased the number of at-risk seniors receiving free vitamins each day from 300 to over 1,500. (www.vitaminrelief.org)
Howard Schiffer, Founder of Vitamin Angel Alliance, received a Personal Service Award for his efforts to improve the lives of children around the world. Since 1994, Vitamin Angels has distributed more than 150 million doses of vitamins and other supplements to people in need in 82 countries. (www.vitaminangelalliance.org)
---Wayne Silverman, PhD
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