Novel plant blend could be a game changer in fight vs metabolic syndrome, claim inventors

25-Apr-2012 - Florida-based ATM Metabolics is in advanced negotiations with some of the biggest food and beverage brands in the US and Europe about incorporating Emulin - the insulin-mimicking active ingredient in GNC’s top-selling glucose control supplement GC7X - into packaged foods and drinks.

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Chinese market opens up for Naturex for flavour modifier; Burgundy integration underway

21-Nov-2011 - Naturex has just received novel foods approval in China for its flavour masking system, Talin. President and chief executive of the botanicals group, Jacques Dikansky, revealed the news and discussed the integration of Burgundy when we caught up with him at Naturex HQ in Avignon.

Fugeia wins novel foods approval for wheat bran prebiotic ingredient

24-Oct-2011 - The European Commission has granted novel food status to Belgium based functional ingredients company Fugeia NV for its wheat bran product Brana Vita, opening up the use of the ingredient in foods and beverages.

EC prefers corporate profits to baby health: pressure group

03-Oct-2011 - The European Commission (EC) has surrendered consumer production to business gain in discussions ahead of a key meeting today on revising the EC directive on baby milks and foods.

Rooster comb extract close to novel food approval

03-Aug-2011 - An application to allow an extract from the combs of cockerels to be used in dairy products is nearing the end as it is said to pose no significant safety concerns.

CLA gains EU hearing as Novel Foods status beckons

08-Feb-2011 - Nine months after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) handed in a positive safety assessment for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), the weight management ingredient will be assessed by the European Commission as it continues its protracted journey to attain EU Novel Foods status.

Tooth-friendly probiotic products are on horizon, BASF

25-Aug-2010 - Consumer products containing a patented ingredient that binds bacteria in the mouth responsible for tooth caries and stops them sticking to teeth could reach the market this year, according to German chemicals giant BASF.

New high-fibre wholegrain flour for European market

15-Apr-2010 - Hi-maize Wholegrain is a new high-fibre, nutrient-dense ingredient, including protein, vitamins and minerals, which delivers a range of health benefits, according to manufacturer National Starch.

Aker krill injunction appeal dismissed by German court

18-Dec-2009 - A local district court has ruled that Norwegian krill supplier, Aker Biomarine, misrepresented its European Union novel foods status at the Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) trade show in Frankfurt in mid-November.

Omega-3, 6 and 9 form wins EU novel foods approval

14-Dec-2009 - The European/Asian arm of Canadian fatty acid specialist, Bioriginal, has gained a European Union novel foods approval for echium oil after demonstrating safety to European authorities.

EU grants second krill novel foods approval

25-Nov-2009 - Norwegian omega-3 supplier, JFM Sunile AS, has won European Union approval for its krill ingredient under novel foods substantial equivalence rules.

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.