Moving to the new Alert Levels

What it means for businesses The Government has advised that at 12 noon on Wednesday 12 August the Auckland region will move to Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand will move to Alert Level 2.  Although the restrictions are scheduled to lift at midnight on Friday, it is possible they will be […]

Natural Health Products Industry Announces Outstanding Contribution 2020 Award Winner

A longstanding member of New Zealand’s natural products industry body has been presented with an award recognising his outstanding contribution to the sector. Natural Health Products NZ is the national industry organisation representing New Zealand’s natural products, functional foods, complementary medicines, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals industries. Minesh Patel, Founder and General Manager of NZ Health Manufacturing […]

Natural Health Products NZ Announces New Board Member

The industry umbrella group that represents New Zealand’s natural products, functional foods, complementary medicines, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals industries has announced the election of one new board member and the re-election of two. Natural Health Products NZ also fare-welled long-standing board member Leigh Kite, who has held the role since 2012. The newly-elected Natural Health Products […]

Moving to Alert Level 3 – Helpful Links for Members

Hi everyone, Many members have continued to work as essential businesses through Level 4, others of you will be considering re-opening when we move to Level 3 at 11.59pm on Monday 27th. Before work begins again you need to develop a plan for working safely. Worksafe have developed a template to help you with your […]

Summit 2020 Postponed

REMINDER PLEASE REMEMBER TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOMMODATION DIRECTLY WITH THE HOTEL/MOTEL WE ARE DEEP IN CONSULTATION WITH VENUES REGARDING A NEW DATE.  NOTIFICATION REGARDING REFUNDS WILL FOLLOW. As New Zealand continues to monitor and react to the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, we at Natural Health Products NZ have regretfully decided that it is in the […]

Flawed Fish Oil Paper Retracted

NZ Medical Journal retracts deeply flawed fish oil paper We are delighted to advise that the NZ Medical Journal has responded to our concerns by retracting the deeply flawed fish oil paper published late last week: Are over-the-counter fish oil supplements safe, effective and accurate with labelling? Analysis of 10 New Zealand fish oil supplements, authored […]

Call for Fish Oil Papers Immediate Retraction and Apology

Call for fish oil paper’s immediate retraction, and apology Natural Health Products NZ says that a NZ Medical Journal paper on fish oil products is so fundamentally flawed that it should be retracted immediately, and a public apology issued to the natural health products industry. Its concerns are in relation to the paper published today: […]

Healthplex 2019 a stand-out success for NZ’s natural health products sector

There were hundreds of exhibitors from all over the world, yet large and small Natural Health Products NZ member companies were all able to shine at Healthplex 2019. Natural Health Products NZ and ten member companies along with NZ Trade & Enterprise hosted a New Zealand pavilion at the huge business-to-business trade show, held in […]

The FoodBowl : Supercritical CO2 Extraction Unit

Callaghan Innovation has just commissioned their Supercritical CO2 extraction unit at The FoodBowl. This means that Food and Beverage companies can now conveniently use The FoodBowl, plus the support of Callaghan’s Process Engineering team, to develop natural, high-value extracts for food, supplements, nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals. Typical Food and Beverage products are marine oils, botanical extracts, essential […]

Artemis – Old traditions bring new health benefits for New Zealanders

Old traditions bring new health benefits for New Zealanders Artemis – named in honour of the ancient Greek goddess of nature, wilderness and healing plants –is one of New Zealand’s leading traditional plant medicine company. All its productsare made in New Zealand, yet the company is deeply rooted in proven European healthcaretraditions. Its founder, Sandra Clair, […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Fish oil study conclusions a red herring

MEDIA RELEASE 28 July 2016 Fish oil study conclusions a red herring Is it safe to take fish oil supplements, or isn’t it? Consumers reading the Listener’s article Can Fish Oil Cause You Harm? could understandably be left wondering. At first glance the Liggins Institute’s fish oil supplement study findings appear to raise causes for […]

Natural Product Industry 2013 Award Winners Announced

MEDIA RELEASE 20 March 2014 NATURAL PRODUCT INDUSTRY 2013 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED Natural Products NZ this evening announced the winners of its annual industry awards: Cawthron Institute Innovation in Science & Technology Award:   Comvita James & Wells Intellectual Property Excellence in Marketing Award: Winner: Clinicians Highly commended: Oxygen Skincare DHL Global Forwarding Exporter of the […]