German start-up wins EU probiotic novel foods approval
German SME Avitop has won EU novel foods approval for its proprietary probiotic strain Bacteroides xylanisolvens DSM 23964 it is calling Avi-1.
Archives for October 11, 2015
Walmark buys Czech food supplements major
Czech-based Eastern European supplements giant Walmark has completed its second regional acquisition of the year with the purchase of fellow Czech supplements firm Valosun for an undisclosed sum.
Saccharomyces probiotic shows benefits for IBS symptoms
Daily intake of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3856 may improve symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), says a new study from Lesaffre Human Care.
FDA's Welch says it's time to find way to acknowledge industry's GMP successes
Cara Welch, PhD, acting deputy director of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the Food and Drug Administration, signaled a change in emphasis at the agency with a willingness to publicly acknowledge the dietary supplement industry’s GMP...
Arctic Nutrition makes formal US market entry with omega-3, protein ingredients from herring roe
Norwegian firm Arctic Nutrition AS has achieved market penetration with the formal launch in the US market of its Romega phospholipid omega-3 ingredient sourced from herring roe. The ingredient made its market splash at the Supply Side West trade show...
Nestlé Health Science to open $70m product technology center in Bridgewater, NJ, in 2016
Nestlé Health Science (NHS) is investing $70m in a product technology center in Bridgewater, New Jersey, that will become its new US HQ and research hub.
BASF optimizes global sterols production infrastructure
BASF is increasing its sterol extraction capacity at its site in Boussens, France, and closing its sterols production site in Pasadena, Texas as the company optimizes its global sterol production infrastructure.