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New ingredient approvals

Innovation in functional foods is closely linked to the emergence of new ingredients, many of which are already successfully used in the dietary supplement market. We list the latest GRAS and novel foods approvals, which open up an ingredient’s use in the food and beverage market.

KitoZyme wins OIV approval for animal, allergen free wine agents

07-Sep-2009 - Belgian ingredients supplier KitoZyme has gained approval from the OIV for two vegetal polymers designed to stabalise and clarify wine, therefore clearing the way for their commercial use.

EU safe vitamin and mineral source list finalised, finally

29-Jul-2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has completed the assessment of more than 500 vitamin and mineral dossiers it began scrutinising in 2005, with few surprises, and little reformulation required of industry as a result.

Martek wins omega-3 EU Novel Foods approval

17-Jul-2009 - Global DHA leader, Martek Biosciences, has gained a draft European Union Novel Foods approval for its proprietary omega-3 ingredient, life'sDHA, to be used in a host of food and beverage applications.

World first fungi chitosan ready for weight loss market

06-Feb-2009 - Belgian hi-tech ingredient developer, KitoZyme, says its fungi-sourced version of the weight management ingredient, chitosan, will be commercially available in food supplements in 2009.

Novel Foods approval sought for nutritive sweetener

22-Jan-2009 - Alberta, Canada-based Bioneutra has applied to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) for European Union Novel Foods approval for a prebiotic, isomalto-oligosaccharide sweetener.

Calcium fluoride deemed safe in supplements in Europe

18-Dec-2008 - There are no safety or bioavailability concerns about calcium fluoride use in food supplements, according to a new opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Roquette splits open pea cells for new insoluble fibre

03-Dec-2008 - Roquette is extending its pea-derived ingredient offering with a new insoluble fibre from the interior of the legume, which can be used both as a fibre-content booster and for its emulsifying and gelling properties.

Novel Foods clarification welcomed but concerns remain

04-Aug-2008 - A European Commission statement that its recently published Novel Food catalogue is not legally binding for European Union Member States, has been welcomed by the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM).

Europe approves new vegetarian omega-3 source

31-Jul-2008 - UK-based supplier Croda Health Care has won European Union Novel Foods approval for a vegetable oil-sourced, omega-3 ingredient, as it expands its omega-3 offerings.

Soy bean extract seeks EU Novel Foods status

30-Jul-2008 - Touchi, a fermented soy bean extract that has been used for centuries in Japan, China and other parts of Asia may be available to European consumers if a European Union Novel Foods application is approved.

CLA achieves US approval for use in foods

25-Jul-2008 - Lipid Nutrition has confirmed its Clarinol conjugated linolenic acid ingredient has received approval by the US regulator to be used as an ingredient in certain foods and beverages in that country, a move that comes as the firm continues to anticipate the equivalent approval in the EU market.

Lonza fibre ingredient OK'd in Australia

22-Jul-2008 - Swiss supplier Lonza has won approval to use its prebiotic Larch arabinogalactan ingredient in food supplements in Australia.

CLA closer to Novel Foods approval

16-Jul-2008 - German-based ingredients multinational Cognis has moved closer to European Union Novel Foods approval for its weight management ingredient Tonalin CLA after the Spanish food agency turned in its final assessment.

Betapol approved for use in infant formula in China

15-Jul-2008 - Lipid Nutrition is set to launch Betapol in China, having received approval for the additive for infant formula from the Chinese Ministry of Health.

Soy plant sterol wins European Novel Foods approval

10-Jul-2008 - The €400m European cholesterol-lowering, plant sterol market has a new entrant after a non-GMO, soy-derived sterol ingredient was yesterday approved for use within the European Union.

Mushroom extract seeks Novel Foods approval (again)

07-Jul-2008 - Novel foods approval has been sought for an extract of the shiitake mushroom.

Astaxanthin wins Novel Foods approval

02-Jul-2008 - Israeli firm Algatechnologies has won European Union Novel Foods approval for its patented version of the antioxidant astaxanthin, and plans to take the ingredient into new European markets.

France approves beta-glucan claim

02-Jul-2008 - A beta-glucan health cholesterol-lowering health claim has been approved in France, making it only the second disease reduction claim permitted in a country notorious for conservative food laws.

Data protection key for Novel Foods reform

29-Apr-2008 - Pan-European consultation on reforming European Union Novel Foods regulations should remove the controversial substantial equivalence clause, according to an Irish Food Safety Authority (FSAI) representative.

Vegetarian glucosamine receives EU approval

21-Apr-2008 - A vegetarian glucosamine ingredient from China-based Hygeia Health has been determined by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) as equivalent to current glucosamine on the market.

Novel food waiting may reduce to one year

11-Jan-2008 - Changes to the European novel food regulation could bring the waiting time for approval down from around three years to just one, according to the European Advisory Service.

Inulin, FOS and GOS assessed in Australia, NZ

21-Nov-2007 - Regulations concerning the addition of inulin, fructo oligosaccharides (FOS) and galacto oligosaccharides (GOS) to foods, both as a nutritive substance and as a sweetener, are being considered in Australia and New Zealand.

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