All news articles for September 2024

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How AI can slash indoor farming energy use

By Oliver Morrison

Integrating artificial intelligence into today’s environmental control systems could reduce energy consumption for indoor agriculture by 25% – potentially helping to feed the world as its population rises, Cornell University engineers have found.

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dsm-firmenich secures UK and EU approvals for HMO ingredients

By Olivia Haslam

Nutritional ingredients supplier dsm-firmenich announced that the United Kingdom and European Union have approved the company's human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredients—3-FL and a mixture of LNFP-I and 2'-FL—as novel food ingredients.

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EHPM expresses concerns on recent European HoA report on Food Supplements

By Livia Menichetti, Director General of the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM)

A recent report from the Heads of Food Safety Agencies (HoA) in Europe raised concerns about 13 ingredients in food supplements, including melatonin, piperine, and curcumin. In this guest article, the European Federation of Associations of Health Product...

Probiota 2025: Early bird discount end this month!

Probiota 2025: Early bird discount end this month!

By Stephen Daniells

With expert speakers confirmed from Ani Biome, the Lawson Health Research Institute, Örebro University, ETH Zurich, dsm-firmenich, Novonesis, IFF, Morinaga, Kerry, and more, the upcoming Probiota 2025 is not to be missed.

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JBSL wins novel foods approval for ashitaba sap ingredient

By Stephen Daniells

Japan Bio Science Laboratory has received EU approval of Chalcurb as a novel food ingredient, with EFSA concluding that the ashitaba sap-derived ingredient is safe for use in food supplements at a dose of 35 mg per day.

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