Algal DHA, and where animal and human nutrition meet: What’s the best way to get your omega-3s? Pills, food fortification, or enrichment?
24-May-2013 - Given the choice, most consumers say they prefer to get their nutrition from eating ‘real’ food - not popping pills - and ideally, foods ‘naturally’ rich in the desired nutrients.
AERs – A unique opportunity to build confidence in supplements: SafetyCall
24-May-2013 - Establishing robust systems for safety surveillance and the reporting of adverse events presents the dietary supplements industry with an opportunity to instill confidence in the products, says Rick Kingston, PharmD, from SafetyCall.
Dutch food companies collaborate to combat malnutrition in Africa and Asia
24-May-2013 - Dutch food companies have announced a partnership with government and NGOs to help improve nutrition in selected countries in Eastern Africa and Southern Asia.
Neptune's strong sales helped cushion blow of plant explosion
23-May-2013 - Neptune Technologies and Bioressources has released its year end results for fiscal year 2013 which show that strong sales earlier in the year helped cushion the blow dealt to the company’s finances by the explosion and fire that devastated the company’s production facility in Sherbrooke, Québec on Nov. 8, 2012.
District court defends Satiereal TM for INO’Real
22-May-2013 - The US District Court in Tampa, Florida, has ordered Nutra Pure LLC, a Washington corporation, to discontinue its unauthorized use of the Satiereal trademark following a suit by INO'Réal, owner of the Satiereal trademark.
Nutrition 21 gets NDI for arginine silicate ingredient
21-May-2013 - The US Food and Drug Administration has accepted Nutrition 21’s inositol-stabilized arginine silicate (Nitrosigine) as a New Dietary Ingredient (NDI).
GNC relationship helps boost Stepan's Clarinol CLA ingredient for sports applications
17-May-2013 - As Stepan Liquid Nutrition looks to expand the use of its Clarinol CLA in sports nutrition products, it’s time to trot out a sports analogy. Stepan is looking for companies that are willing to step up to the plate.
New science, dosage form drives vitamin K2 interest, NattoPharma CEO says
17-May-2013 - New research results are driving interest in vitamin K2, according to NattoPharma CEO Hogne Vik. But the company has also developed a new, more potent powder form that is helping to raise the ingredient's profile.
USPTO rejects one of Neptune's krill patents; appeal forthcoming
16-May-2013 - In the latest development in the nutraceutical world’s equivalent of the Wars of the Roses, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has ruled on a reexamination of a Neptune Bioressources and Technologies patent and has rejected all of its 148 claims.
HEPI: There’s no money in algal biofuels - yet. But nutraceuticals are a different story…
16-May-2013 - Right now, a gallon of gas costs $4 or less. Produce it from algae, and you can expect to pay $18 or more, says the boss of one firm convinced that cutting edge nutraceuticals - not biofuels - is where algae’s true potential lies, in the near term at least.
DSM launches dry powder tomato extract for food supplements
14-May-2013 - Dutch ingredients giant DSM is launching a dry powder form of its Fruitflow tomato extract which has an EFSA-approved health claim for improved blood circulation – attained in 2009.
Synutra Ingredients promises to clean up chondroitin supply
10-May-2013 - Concerns about chondroitin sources and adulteration are being tackled head on by Synutra Ingredients, which is offering ‘adulterant-free branded chondroitin products with guaranteed source traceability’, said the company’s president.
Nutrasource Diagnostics Inc. acquires Diteba Research Laboratories Inc.
08-May-2013 - Ontario-based Nutrasource Diagnostics Inc. (NDI) has acquired Diteba Research Laboratories Inc. (Diteba) of Mississauga, Ontario, allowing NDI to expand its in-house bioanalytical capabilities and its innovative new biological and analytical testing methods.
Cyvex extends Canadian distribution deal
07-May-2013 - Ingredient supplier Cyvex Nutrition’s plans to further grow its international customer base continue as it renews its distribution agreement with Toronto, Canada-based CK Ingredients.
Sustainability NGOs back Cameroon cultivation of African cherry tree
06-May-2013 - Two NGOs responsible for safeguarding plants and forests have positively reviewed the harvesting practices of a prostate-benefitting botanical harvested in Cameroon.
Javaplant site visit - extraction in Indonesia
06-May-2013 - FoodNavigator-Asia recently visited Indonesia's largest extraction facility, Javaplant, to look at how one of Asia's top 10 botanical, coffee and tea extractors produces products for export around the world.
Mantrose-Haeuser extends controlled release coatings line
03-May-2013 - Edible coatings supplier Mantrose-Haeuser Co., Inc. has extended extended its proprietary line of controlled release coatings for use on tablets and soft gelatin capsules.
HerbDay celebrates role of medicinal plants in human health
02-May-2013 - The annual HerbDay national celebration, whose 8th edition is set for this Saturday, May 4, was begun as a way to rember the important role herbs play in health and have played in human history, says one of the event’s founders.
DSM Q1 sales steady; happy with acquisitions
02-May-2013 - Strong nutrition sales drove a steady quarter at DSM with sales up 10% in that division, as EBITDA profits improved €5m across the company to €311m compared to €306m in Q1 2012.
Sabinsa rolls out novel Moringa and Boswellia extracts, hails ‘overwhelming response’ to Curcumin C3 Reduct
01-May-2013 - Sabinsa Corporation is launching two novel water-soluble ingredients, one from of Boswellia serrata, called Polybos, and the other called MoringIn from Moringa oleifera.