the latest...

Well we don't want to get overly excited at the PhytoTrade office as it's been a long and winding path, but it looks as though the the Food Standards Authority in the UK has nearly made their mind up about the status of Baobab Fruit pulp. This would mean a huge opportunity for PhytoTrade members who wish up to ramp up their supplies of this new food ingredient for the European market. We're also aiming towards GRAS (Geneally Recognised As Safe) status in the US which would also open up the North American Market too. We remain calm, and quietly confident...

The buzz around the office is also about our new position as a Trust Provider for ebay on line marketplace, ProjectGood.com. Some of our clients, partners and members have applied for our "Accredited Good Partner Status" with more in the pipeline.

The other thing we're getting excited about is "Formulating for Development". It means that minimum percentages of active ingredients are included in cosmetic formulations to ensure equitable returns to primary producers.

We're also gearing up for the Spring trade shows: BioFach, Natural Products West, InCosmetics, Vitafoods and others. Some new articles due out soon, and fresh new brocures and literature: it's all pretty busy at PhytoTrade!