Men's Health

Nutritional make-up of meat and plant-based substitutes not the same, study highlights

12-Jul-2021 By Will Chu

Plant-based meat substitutes or meat are neither good nor bad, they are just not the same, says study authors, who add the foods’ nutritional content make them complementary rather than ‘nutritionally interchangeable.’

Guest post

A peek behind the scenes of an innovative start-up: Pacha de Cacao

09-Jul-2021 By Marika van Santvoort

Pacha de Cacao is a 100% natural and nutritious cacao juice made from the fresh pulp of the cacao fruit. Marika van Santvoort founded the company in 2020 and she explains how she was introduced to this most nutritious by-product - and how, as an entrepreneur,...

Nestlé Health Science acquires genetic disorders and allergy brands

11-Jun-2021 By Will Chu

Nestlé Health Science has announced the acquisition of two brands belonging to specialised nutrition firm Dr Schär that addresses Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) and cow’s milk protein allergy.

Danone Nutricia Campus makes nutrition and COVID-19 a focus with digital platform

24-May-2021 By Will Chu

Danone Nutricia is to make available the latest nutritional clinical research and insights as part of a new digital resource and training platform that is aimed at healthcare professionals.

2021 NutraIngredients Awards: Winners announced!

13-May-2021 By Nikki Hancocks

The winners of the hotly contended 2021 NutraIngredients Awards were revealed in an online awards ceremony yesterday (May 12).

Today! Find out the winners of 2021's NutraIngredients Awards

07-May-2021 By Nikki Hancocks

The 2021 NutraIngredients Award winners are to be announced in a live-stream broadcast ceremony taking place today, at 4pm CET (3pm BST).

DSM's new personalized nutrition guru said effort will benefit customers and end users alike

13-Apr-2021 By Hank Schultz

Personalized nutrition pioneer Ian Brady said DSM’s new venture in the space, branded as Hologram, will be a way to better serve both DSM’s brand clients as well as end users.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Dutch authority publishes nutrition and health claims handbook

13-Apr-2021 By Will Chu

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has made available guidance on how food firms can best display nutrition and health claims on their products according to the latest advice.

Corn cob waste the basis for extracting anthocyanins for supplement use, say researchers

29-Mar-2021 By Will Chu

A biorefinery approach that produces a dye and a possible nutraceutical for use in supplements has been outlined by scientists, who think there may be commercial value from these natural waste products.

Nutrition a possible factor in Covid-19 vaccination efficacy, concludes review

19-Mar-2021 By Will Chu

Researchers have highlighted nutrition as a possible factor influencing the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine, as recent news establishes a link between vitamin D levels and an adequate immune response.

Amazon’s dietary supplement specifications: “These requirements shouldn’t be terribly onerous”

10-Mar-2021 By Stephen Daniells

From the ISO accreditation issue to concerns around “by input”, the new Amazon specifications are sparking a lot of debate within the dietary supplements industry...

EHPM multitiered proposal offers solution to ‘on-hold’ botanical claims bottleneck

12-Feb-2021 By Will Chu

The European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) is proposing a multitiered approach to assess health claims made for botanical-based supplements.

Recall round-up – Men’s supplements, weight loss capsules and a hemp-containing honey

08-Feb-2021 By Will Chu

As 2021 enters February, there’s no let-up in the products flagged by European authorities as a men’s supplement, weight loss capsules and a hemp-containing honey fall under the microscope this month.

Recall round-up – Energy drinks, pharma-tainted supplements & seaweed

27-Jan-2021 By Will Chu

As 2021 gets underway amid muted new year celebrations, products, ingredients and extracts continue to raise interest among European authorities as NutraIngredients presents a round-up of food alerts involving energy drinks, tainted food supplements and...

Lonza’s softgel interests wane with sale of two European sites

21-Jan-2021 By Will Chu

Lonza is to sell off two European sites to NextPharma in a deal that gives the contract development and manufacturing firm facilities to work with lipid oral dosage forms for the nutrition and pharma markets.

ANSES advises care in taking essential oil-containing food supplements

21-Dec-2020 By Will Chu

French authorities have highlighted the need to take precautions when taking food supplements containing tea tree, niaouli and cajeput essential oils, citing risks to children, pregnant or breastfeeding women resulting from their misuse.

Recall round-up: Folic acid spray, vegan protein bars & slimming tablets

16-Dec-2020 By Will Chu

As the industry enters the final few weeks of 2020, the raft of products, ingredients and extracts to incur the wrath of authorities does not let up as NutraIngredients presents a round-up of food alerts involving a folic acid spray, vegan protein bars...

Superfoods part of a healthy diet for almost half of Germany, says survey

01-Dec-2020 By Will Chu

Vitamin and mineral-enriched chia seeds and fibre-packed goji berries are now part of a healthy diet for around half of Germany’s population, says a survey by the country’s institute for risk assessment.

Swisse Wellness debuts Multivitamin + Superfood Blend, adds probiotic array to US market

30-Nov-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Australian supplement company Swisse Wellness has just updated its portfolio with an additional product and a new to market probiotic line.

Unilever to acquire supplement manufacturer SmartyPants

30-Nov-2020 By Hank Schultz

Unilever announced it has signed an agreement to acquire fast growing supplement manufacturer SmartyPants Vitamins.

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEY

Download & digest survey: State of the Supplements, Health & Nutrition sector in Europe 2020

30-Nov-2020 By Will Chu

How has Covid-19 affected business? How will Brexit affect thinking? Does social responsibility or e-commerce fit into company expansion plans?

High DHA supplement boosts testosterone in overweight men

25-Nov-2020 By Hank Schultz

Researchers have found that a high DHA fish oil supplement raised testosterone levels in a cohort of obese men. The result come from a secondary analysis of data from a larger trial done to look for insulin sensitivity effects.

NutraVideo: Nurish by Nature Made uses TikTok to resonate with millennials

16-Nov-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Nurish by Nature Made is a monthly subscription that delivers personalized nutritional supplements. But they’re also delivering entertainment — with the help of some big names and a popular platform.

NutraCast Podcast: Mantra Labs on Chrononutrition

13-Nov-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Taking care of ourselves is more important than ever. Two major pieces to the self-care puzzle are sleep and nutrition. However, that may not be enough. Research is mounting to suggest that there are very real and important implications for when we eat....

Low sperm count post bariatric surgery linked to low zinc, copper and iron

05-Nov-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

A lack of improvement in sperm quality in obese men after metabolic surgery may be related to nutrient malabsorption, especially zinc, copper and iron, according to a new study.

Morning protein shake: Good for elderly but maybe not for weight loss

02-Nov-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

A morning protein shake will slightly reduce energy intake at breakfast and lunch, but not at dinner, and overall energy intake will increase overall, therefore this is an effective method for increasing protein consumption in older men, but not necessarily...

Botanical blend may support men’s sexual endurance: Study

13-Oct-2020 By Danielle Masterson

A new study in India found science-based support for efficacy and safety of a natural formulation that addresses sexual endurance issues experienced by men.

Researchers zero in on supplement use among college athletes

08-Oct-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The high prevalence of dietary supplementation use in the athletic population means there is a risk of inadvertent doping for those users who don’t do their research or get their information from reliable sources.

NIHP creation asks questions of future nutrition research and policy

20-Aug-2020 By Will Chu

The nutrition sector has expressed concern as to the effect the axing of Public Health England (PHE) will have on public health, highlighting the lack of preparedness and scale of the proposed changes.

Green tea extract-based film may reduce norovirus infection on prepared foods

18-Aug-2020 By Will Chu

Edible films enriched with a Green Tea Extract (GTE) have the potential to reduce both foodborne viruses and bacteria according to a team of US researchers.

Grain fermentation can produce a cost-effective, vegan alternative to B12 fortification

10-Aug-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Grains fermented with Propionibacterium freudenreichii – the bacteria usually used as a ripening culture in Swiss-type cheese -- have enough vitamin B12 to be nutritionally significant and could potentially be cheaper than fortification, according to...

FSAI’s safe nutrient intake guide clarifies, “what is expected of food businesses”

10-Aug-2020 By Will Chu

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) makes available guidelines for the food industry that help ensure consumers do not consume harmful levels of vitamins and minerals in food supplements.

Guest article

New Dietary Ingredients: Will FDA protect consumers from pirates and piggybackers?

05-Aug-2020 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

Why is it so hard to get FDA to enforce the law when it comes to NDIs?

‘For those saying there are no clinical trials to support probiotics, have a seat’ – IPA Chief

27-Jul-2020 By Stephen Daniells

There are over 1,600 human clinical trials on probiotics listed in ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO’s trial database, according to a new analysis that seeks to address the misconception that there is no human data around probiotics.

EFSA welcomes views on new ways to assess nutrient levels in regulated products

16-Jul-2020 By Will Chu

The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) are launching a public consultation on how best to harmonise the approach for assessing the intake of nutrients contained within regulated products.

Probi pact looks to use probiotics to deliver needle-free vaccines

03-Jul-2020 By Will Chu

Probi, along with nine other Swedish firms, are to enter into a collaboration with Örebro University that looks to use probiotics as a needle-free delivery vehicle to transport vaccines into and across the body.

Vitamin D Supplements can improve physical capacity, study suggests

03-Jul-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Daily vitamin D3 supplementation increased the aerobic and anaerobic power of young men in an eight week intervention study recently published in the journal 'Nutrients'.

News in Brief

IFF Health builds transparency and ingredient value with Non-GMO status

01-Jul-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Global health ingredient manufacturer IFF Health has received Non-GMO Project Verified certification for its Go-Less Men pumpkin seed extract for healthy bladder function, as the firm works to build full transparency.

Pandemic fallout sees quarter of UK adults at risk of malnutrition, survey finds

22-Jun-2020 By Will Chu

Malnutrition remains a risk for one in four adults in UK, according to a newly published survey as the pandemic continues to affect access to food across all members of the household.

NEWS IN BRIEF

IADSA launches media resource on global supplement rules

18-Jun-2020 By Will Chu

The International Alliance of Dietary Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) makes available a video that explains the importance of Codex Alimentarius in the worldwide regulation of food supplements.

Norway asks industry for data about caffeine in cosmetic and care products

16-Jun-2020 By Will Chu

Norway’s food safety agency is asking industry for information about caffeine concentrations found in cosmetics and Personal Care Products (PCP) in a risk assessment to determine safe levels of caffeine exposure.

Lonza opts for pharma expertise with new CEO appointment

08-Jun-2020 By Will Chu

Lonza appoints Pierre-Alain Ruffieux as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing the outgoing CEO ad interim Albert Baehny.

Thousands sign petition demanding Holland & Barrett store closures

08-Apr-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Holland & Barrett staff have set up a petition, signed by thousands of staff and customers, begging the company to close its stores during the coronavirus pandemic as they argue their lives and the lives of customers are being put at risk.

EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT: SCIENCE AND REGULATION

EFSA rejects coffee’s DNA damage-reducing claim

01-Apr-2020 By Will Chu

European regulatory authorities have rejected statements that claim consuming an Arabica roast coffee blend could reduce DNA damage occurring in white blood cells.

Trade war bruise: China to US health foods exports drop by over 11%

31-Mar-2020 By Tingmin Koe

The trade war between China and US has left China bruised, with the export value of health foods and ingredients to the US down 11.7% last year.

Report identifies cognitive health, eSports and personalisation as sports nutrition drivers

30-Mar-2020 By Will Chu

Prominent figures within the sports nutrition industry identify cognitive health, personalised nutrition and the rise of eSports amongst others in insights gathered discussing how best to excel in the sector.

IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2020 postponed until November

24-Mar-2020 By NutraIngredients-USA

In light of the ongoing novel Coronavirus (COVID19) public health emergency, IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas has been postponed until November 16-18, 2020 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Washington DC.

COVID-19 outbreak exposes supplier’s supplier as manufacturing chain weak link

20-Mar-2020 By Will Chu

The impact of Coronavirus on the manufacturing supply chain could affect worldwide revenue to the tune of €14 trillion this year as the nutrition industry sets about assessing the long-term ramifications.

EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT: SCIENCE & REGULATION

EC looks to implement “controversial" ban of botanical species used in supplements

18-Mar-2020 By Will Chu

The European Commission (EC) is looking to ban several botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives widely used in food supplements and herbal medicinal products for their laxative effect.

COVID-19: Expo West canceled as New Hope shifts focus to Expo East

13-Mar-2020 By Elaine Watson

In an announcement that will not likely surprise many stakeholders, New Hope has decided to cancel (rather than postpone) the Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim and focus its attention on Expo East in Philadelphia (Sept. 23-26).