Chinese ingredients player opens Dutch office
20-year-old Chinese distributor Shanghai Freemen has opened an office in The Hague in the Netherlands as its European business expands.
Archives for September 8, 2015
No microRNA absorption from food, researchers find
MicroRNA in food is digested, not absorbed by the body, according to a new study which quashes the idea of using microRNAs as functional food ingredients.
Does pre-market notification, proposed as way to regain consumer confidence, have an anti-competitive streak?
Discussions continue within the industry whether some form of pre-market notification could be a valuable modification of existing dietary supplement regulations. But rifts are appearing over whether the implementation of such a system might unfairly...
Wake Up and Smell the Pure Powdered Caffeine
Once again the dietary supplement industry finds itself having to make tough decisions. Today the issue is pure powdered caffeine being sold directly to consumers. And the options are a lot more momentous than merely “would you like cream and sugar with...
Bringing our A-game: NIU forums to explore science and trends in booming sports nutrition sector
Experts from ISSN, GENr8, Skratch Labs, Health Wright, Muscle Pharm, Texas A&M, and Euromonitor will discuss the science and trends in sports nutrition in two FREE forums hosted by NutraIngredients-USA.
Myprotein gains BRC accreditation, plans expansion
UK-based sports nutrition specialist Myprotein has secured BRC accreditation for its products, as it steps up its international expansion plans to add four new markets by the end of the year.
ABC report shows US herbal supplement sales rose 6.8% in 2014
Overall sales of herbal dietary supplements rose 6.8% in 2014, according to new information released by the American Botanical Council.
Weight loss water: Drinking before each meal aids weight reduction
Drinking 500 ml of water around 30 minutes before main meals could help obese and overweight people to lose more weight, according to new research.
Nutralliance launches non-GMO, non-soy mixed tocopherols
California-based Nutralliance has launched a mixed tocopherols product derived from rapeseed (Brassica napus) oil, with clean label, non-GMO and non-soy categories driving demand for the ingredient.
Pompeo bill would ‘create a competing Non-GMO label with drastically lower standards’, says Non-GMO Project
While supporters of Rep. Mike Pompeo’s Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (HR1599) welcome its proposal to create a national standard for non-GMO claims, the Non-GMO Project says this would confuse shoppers by creating a competing label underpinned by...