'Dramatic' carrageenan supply chain shake up as Indonesia eyes domestic processing
Indonesia plans to process half of its seaweed domestically by 2020, meaning the carrageenan supply chain could see massive geographic diversions in the future.
Archives for December 8, 2014
Dispatches from Health Ingredients Europe, Amsterdam
Naturex unveils food concepts for weight management at HiE 2014
Naturex has developed prototype products using oat beta-glucans and glucomannan that can carry EFSA-approved claims relating to weight management and glycaemic responses.
Dispatches from Hi Europe
‘Artificial’ caffeine is becoming a blacklisted ingredient: Mintel
With changes to labelling laws and a ban on sales to under 18s in Lithuania, ‘artificial’ caffeine is fast becoming one of the top ingredients in the health firing line, according to one analyst.
Sabinsa and Fruit d'Or team up for synbiotic probiotic-cranberry ingredient
Sabinsa and Fruit d'Or Nutraceuticals are targeting gut and digestive health, and heart health with their patent-pending combination of LactoSpore (Bacillus coagulans (MTCC 5856)) with Cran Naturelle cranberry seed powder.
Dispatches from Hi Europe
EFSA panel member spells out lessons for health claim applications
Good science and trial design must be a focus for companies putting together new health claims dossiers, but that may not mean what you think it does, says NDA Panel member Hans Verhagen.
Naturex opens Chilean subsidiary
Botanical extract giant Naturex is opening a subsidiary in Chile to strengthen its position in Latin America. The move follows its January 2014 acquisition of Chile Botanics and its factory in Linares.
New antioxidant capacity technique highlights potential inaccuracy in current system
A new technique developed to measure antioxidant capacity has suggested that the antioxidant values of certain products may be up to ten times higher than previously listed.
Hearing on potential changes to Redbook to take place tomorrow
NOI urges FDA to end attempts to regulate dietary supplements as food additives
The Food and Drug Administration should finalize the revised draft guidance for New Dietary Ingredients (NDIs) and stop attempting to regulate the products and their ingredients as ‘food additives’, says Marc Ullman on behalf of Natural Organics, Inc.