Spirulina suppliers challenge US regulations
Two leading suppliers of Spirulina, a protein rich in vitamins and used in a variety of natural-based personal care products, have voiced their concerns over what they believe are over-zealous regulations that forced them to cease production of the mirco-algae back in October.
Hawaii-based Cyanotech and California-based Earthrise Nutritionals, the world's two leading suppliers of Spirulina, said they were forced to cease production due to regulatory changes in the allowable nitrogen sources for US organic standards.
According to the two companies, the National Organic Standards Board of the US Department of Agriculture (NOSB) disallowed the use of a mined, water-soluble form of natural nitrogen that was previously allowed in Organic Spirulina farming.
Source: Courtesy of CosmeticsDesign.com
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