New-Jersey-based Natreon says the latest study on its Indian gooseberry ingredient finds it to have longer lasting antioxidant properties than other extracts of the berry.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published guidance to help small companies comply with the labeling of antioxidant products and high potency products.
Swedish probiotics specialist Probi has signed two deals to
distribute probiotic supplements in eastern Europe, a region it
believes possesses "huge potential".
Giant German supplier BASF has increased the price of propionic
acid for the second time since May as energy and raw materials
costs continue to spiral.
Chewable probiotic supplements are emerging as an area of potential
in the industry, as manufacturers broaden their scope into new
categories, according to a major ingredients firm.
Bogus health claims that are "commonplace" on dietary
supplements are now also being adopted by the food industry,
according to consumer group CSPI, which has urged an FDA
clamp-down.
Africa farmers could be set to tap into a billion dollar industry
with baobab, as the baobab fruit pulp obtained novel foods approval
yesterday, FoodNavigator.com can report.
Following publication of a review that said the omega-3 from plant
sources, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), has been overlooked and
misunderstood, industry sources have reacted.
The adage goes that if an ingredient is to gain favour with food
and supplement makers as well as the public it should first get its
scientific house in order.
A Chinese probiotics specialist is hoping to tap China's burgeoning
middle class by inking a deal that will see its specialist
probiotic strains used in a range of dietary supplements.
With marine omega-3 EPA and DHA often stealing the spotlight, ALA
from plants has been somewhat ignored, but a new review reinforces
ALA's unique and valuable benefits.
DSM's Scottish vitamin manufacturing facility has won accreditation
from a new UK-based carbon foot printing scheme that recognises
green business practises.
The boom in probiotics science and products is offering potential benefits for a range of health conditions, but the industry must produce products that adhere to the definitions to avoid damaging itself.
The European Commission has culled its gargantuan nutrition
and health claims list from more than 40,000 to 1500 as the
health claims process moves closer to fruition in January, 2010.
Chr Hansen is introducing a new natural hibiscus extract to give a
bright red colour to beverages that also comes with a standardised
anthocyanin content.
The Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) has merged into
the Natural Products Foundation (NPF) in a move expected to
strengthen efforts to communicate the benefits of dietary
supplements.
Ingredients firm Natreon is set to expand its reach in the Asian
market after teaming up with Maypro, a US-based firm with a strong
presence in the Japanese and Asian markets for functional foods and
dietary supplements.
Burgundy Botanical Extracts is continuing its transition from a
third-party supplier of herbal extracts to a "name player"
after its ownership was concentrated in the hands of one company.
Japanese healthy ingredients supplier Toyo Bio-Pharma will be
exhibiting for the first time at the IFT Food Expo in New Orleans
June 28 to July 1 as it continues its charge into the United States
functional food and beverage market...
Ready-to-buy human genomes will facilitate the development of
dietary supplements tailored to patching genetic flaws, according
to University of California (UC) researchers.
The advertising review body NAD has requested changes to the
marketing of a virus-blocking supplement, a move that highlights
the growing focus by industry on self-regulation.
Institut Rosell-Lallemand and Lal'Food has added a fourth strain to
its range of encapsulated probiotics as it looks to expand the
range of functional foods, supplements and pharmaceutical
applications into which it can be formulated.
The hype surrounding stevia has been ratcheted up another notch
after the US's largest supplier announced it is launching the
natural sweetener beyond the dietary supplements aisle for the
first time.
Mangosteen pioneer Xango has taken a major category leap by
launching a range of dietary supplements in the US with Canada and
Mexico to follow later in the year.
A daily milk drink containing the probiotic Lactobacillus
casei Shirota (LcS) may modulate the immune response to grass
pollen, and help hay fever sufferers, suggests a new study.
Supplies to food and supplements makers for the fruit that packs a
powerful antioxidant punch continue to grow as Italy, the world's
largest producer of kiwis, reports strong production figures for
2007.
Chr Hansen is stepping up its probiotic research programme in a
quest to find new functionalities and competencies for some of the
100s of strains of probiotics it has in its possession.
Rising Czech nutraceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturer,
Walmark, has gained the right to produce and distribute several
brands from American pharma giant Bristol-Myers Squib (BMS)
including supplement products, as its eastern...
Italians and women are the most interested western Europeans
in digestive health claims while Dutch are the least, according to
new consumer research funded by French fibre specialist Syral.
A new dietary supplement ingredient combines different extracts
from the pomegranate fruit, which is said to provide a tailor-made
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory blend for supplement makers.
Dutch ingredients giant DSM Nutritional Products has pooled its
quality control, formula customisation and environmental programmes
under one brand concept as it refines its differentiation strategy.
US Capsule manufacturer Capsugel has launched a new program to
provide dietary supplement manufacturers with easy access to a
range of colored capsules at short notice.
Swedish probiotics supplier and technology developer BioGaia has
signed a deal with one of the world's biggest cap makers to bring
its Life Top ingredient-delivering cap to market.
The Asia Pacific market for nutraceutical products by far exceeds
that of North America and Europe, according to data pooled from
different market research firms.
Calcium was the most popular dietary supplement product in the
United States in 2006, followed closely by glucosamine, according
to market data recently presented to industry members.
A second article in a series on probiotic regulations and health
claims in different markets around the world examines the situation
in the Canadian market.
A recent conference on probiotics provided an overview of the global regulatory status of the bacteria, as well as the health claims that can be associated with these on different markets. In the first article in a series, NutraIngredients-USA.com examines...
Biogin Biochemicals has received a patent for its standardized flax
seed extract, AlaLife Flax Lignan, as the Chinese botanicals
supplier bids to develop its international presence in the foods,
beverages and cosmeceuticals sectors.
Ocean Spray ITG has revealed extraordinary growth for its products
in Poland in the last few years - a phenomenon attributed to
growing health awareness, spending power, and a pre-existing berry
culture.
Lifelong supplementation with the prebiotics inulin and
oligofructose may extend lifespan by over 30 per cent, according to
a new animal study from France.
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