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Archives for March 21, 2016
Made in Africa: €12m investment boosts Kenyan supplement production
Kenyan producer of fortified peanut butter supplements Insta Products (EPZ) has banked $13.8m (€12.24m) in funding, which it hopes will help alleviate Africa’s reliance on imported solutions to acute malnutrition.
Pressure mounts for regulatory clarity on CBDs
The recent spate of FDA warning letters on the use of CBD as an ingredient in dietary supplements seems to have done little to dampen formulators’ enthusiasm for its use in new products. The situation is unprecedented in the herbal products sphere,...
Special edition: Ayurveda
Ayurvedic expert advocates strongly for using plants in whole form
Ayurvedic principles and ingredients are increasingly accepted in North America among product formulators. But a tension exists: Are these best used in concentrated forms and in isolation or in their traditional matrices?
Probiotic effective in treating gum inflammation: Study
Probiotics can benefit inflammation of the tissue around the teeth, a meta-analysis suggests.
US AG Lynch’s comments on dietary supplements ‘nothing to worry about,’ experts say
We asked some industry experts what they thought of Attorney General Lynch’s comments on dietary supplements made two weeks ago. Most were unimpressed, but also not worried.
Curcumin supplement reduces muscle damage post-exercise: Human data
‘Optimized’ curcumin may reduce markers of inflammation and muscle damage following excessive exercise, says a new study.
Expo West 2016
Four Sigmatic strives to make mushrooms less intimidating with drink mixes
Beverage company Four Sigmatic wants to help Americans overcome their fear of mushrooms so they can reap the ingredient’s health benefits by grinding them into a powder that is combined with familiar flavors in easy to make drink mixes.
Dispatches from Food Vision 2016
GreenOnyx on home-brewed mission to serve ‘missing nutrition’
How do you ensure nutrients are fresh? How about growing them in a ‘superfood machine’ in your kitchen? US start-up GreenOnyx has the technology, an Asian micro-vegetable called khai-nam and is set for launch on both sides of the Atlantic.