All news articles for March 2020

Probi and Viva5 announces joint probiotic venture

Probi and Viva5 announces joint probiotic venture

By Will Chu

Swedish-based firm Probi and Viva5 Group are to enter into a partnership that looks to focus on developing a range of probiotic-based products for the functional food and beverage sector.

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How to build trust and transparency in the omega-3 industry?

By Nikki Hancocks

Building trust and transparency is a key challenge for the omega-3 industry today but what are the best strategies for building these core values in the industry? In a webinar hosted by NutraIngredients, four experts in the field came together to answer...

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From the editor's desk

Some truths endure, even through the confusions of today

By Hank Schultz

Botanical ingredients have a history of thousands of years of supporting human health. As we enter springtime in the North Hemisphere it's comforting to reflect on the fact that that will still be true even as the current crisis passes.

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Italian authorities clamp down on e-retailer coronavirus claims

By Will Chu

Italy’s Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) has ordered an online retailer to stop using preventive claims against the coronavirus to sell supplement, cosmetic and detergent products.

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Nootropic startup removes brain disease claim on ASA ruling

By Will Chu

Motion Nutrition has addressed an Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling which deemed a description of its nootropic supplement as a claim to be able to protect against neurodegenerative diseases.

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Webinar: Omega-3 trust and transparency

By Nikki Hancocks

As COVID-19 causes consumers to search for supplements that can bolster the immune system and help beat depression, it seems an appropriate time to discuss omega-3's.