Chr Hansen has joined the industrial platform Kluyer Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation and will benefit from early access to research results on gene sequencing of enzyme and culture production strains.
A new vitamin E acetate ingredient is being pitched as a new solution to the formation of oil droplets on the surface of ACE beverages, bringing technical and economic advantages to formulators, according to the company.
British start-up New Horizons Global is benefitting from a UK government scheme that has seen the emerging omega-3 DHA player increase international sales and exposure for its food and animal feed businesses.
Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. has announced it will double the production capacity for astaxanthin at its wholly owned subsidiary, BioReal AB in Gustavsberg, Sweden.
In the second part of our special on Nutrigenomics, we take a look at the progress to date, from the first reports of DNA to predictions of nutrigenomic foods filling supermarket shelves (everyone says they're 5-10 years away...).
The new PepsiCo plant bottle appears to tick all the “green” boxes for a disposable drinks bottle but the innovation should not be taken too seriously until it arrives on shelves.
The late move by a European Parliament committee to block the addition of DHA omega-3 claims to baby milk products across the EU bloc, would be a triumph of politics over science, a medical practitioner in the area has written.
BASF has announced plans to reduce its workforce by 450 by the end of 2012, as it progresses with its integration of Cognis and works towards its growth goal of €135m EBIT by the end of 2015.
The omega-3 industry stands ready to respond to maximum dosage concerns raised by German authorities if they gain member state support after being tabled at a recent European Commission committee meeting.
When it comes to deciding whether to purchase functional foods, ‘the principal considerations still do not pertain to health, but rather taste and price’ according to a new consumer study.
Fish oil company Nordic Naturals has expanded its range of omega-3 products with the launch of salmon oil supported by third-party testing to confirm purity and freshness.
DSM is increasing the price of its vitamin B2 and B6 by 15 per cent due to a confluence of market factors: higher costs of raw materials, inflation, and inclement exchange rates. Vitamin E, A and Calpan (calcium pantothenate) prices are also rising by...
Women who eat steak, rich in vitamin B-12, during the first three months of their pregnancy are up to eight times more likely to have babies who cry less, according to a new study published in the journal Early Human Development.
Aker BioMarine has signed its first agreement to supply a Chinese supplement maker with its branded krill oil, in a deal that paves the way for a new category in the country.
Ingredients supplier Beneo is finding new outlets for its functional carbohydrate Palatinose; the latest being with Germany energy drinks producer, Rhino’s Energy.
Danisco’s fine Q3 results may make some investors less willing to sell, believing the company can bring profit alone or that DuPont may be persuaded to raise its offer, say commentators.
Arla Foods is to establish a whey processing joint venture with the merged Nordmilch-Humana company DMK to produce whey protein concentrate (WPC) and lactose for the food industry.
Belgium-based consultancy European Advisory Services (EAS) will host an event on June 9 in Brussels to explore the new landscape for European Union health claims.
Two of the biggest food and feed ingredient companies in the world – DSM and Cargill – have joined General Mills’ Partners in Food Solutions programme that aims to reduce micronutrient deficiencies in Africa.
Leading Chinese probiotics supplier, China-Biotics, has pressed a deal with the country’s third biggest dairy to expand the number of probiotic strains it uses in yoghurt products.
Ninety five per cent of New Zealand women have heard of folic acid, but only about a quarter of them know what the spinal defect-combating vitamin B form actually does, a survey has found.
Business best practice thinktank Ethisphere has named DuPont-Bunge soy joint venture, Solae, among its most ethical companies in 2011 for the second year running.
The detection of radiation in food in Japan following the devastating earthquake is more serious than initially feared, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) today.
Long term growth for probiotic products in China will require considerable market education, according to Chr. Hansen, which is showcasing an anti-constipation concept containing its BB-12 strain Food Ingredients China this month.
The world’s biggest food supplement group – IADSA – will next month publish a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compendium intended as a free resource for governments and industry alike.
Australian regulators are considering allowing non-psychoactive versions of fatty acid and nutrient-rich hemp into the food supply and have opened a public consultation on the matter.
A Spanish government-backed scheme that unites academia and business is set to deliver a range of functional food solutions at the end of next year targeting health issues suffered by the country’s rising numbers of elderly people.
A campaign by the Danish Food Administration is seeking to curb misleading marketing of dietary supplements in retail stores, with random inspections and fines for the worst offenders.
Food companies may have greater freedom in communicating the healthful benefits of foods and supplements to health care professionals (HCPs) than exist under the nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR), according to a legal journal.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claim panellist, professor Seppo Salminen, has co-edited a book investigating probiotic science and health claims, with a focus on regional differences.
The Australian state of New South Wales is warning consumers off weight loss herbal products after testing revealed they contained toxic botanical extracts.
French start-up Algues et Mer has modified an article 13.5 claim proprietary and emerging science weight management health claim for a brown algae extract, InSea2, and withdrawn another, following dialogue with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The United Nations is promoting the use of zinc supplements in Nepal to battle acute infant diarrhoea that kills 15,000 under-5s per year in the Himalayan state.
Researchers from Portugal have developed an optimum process for obtaining whey cheese matrices via thermal processing and inoculating them with probiotic cultures.
Supplements manufacturer Wassen International’s former chairman has sold his controlling stake to South Africa’s Vital Health Foods, in a deal that gives Wassen access to a manufacturing plant in South Africa.
The fibre-boosting weight management ingredient chitin-glucan has won European Commission Novel Foods approval after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approved its safety in August, 2010.
French natural products extract specialist has obtained Ecocert certification for its citrus-derived ingredient for combating stress, a move that could open up its use in organic supplements.
Supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), uridine, and choline may improve the cognitive functions of Alzheimer’s patients, according to a new review.
The Danish Medicines Agency is to re-assess whether the state should continue to reimburse patients who buy the joint health supplement glucosamine (M01AX05) from pharmacies after clinical studies questioned its efficacy for the alleviation of painful...
The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is teaming up with local supplier, Afriplex, to investigate and market local botanicals with an initial focus on the plant Elephantorrhiza elephantina.
CreaNutrition has made some suggestions to DG SANCO on the conditions of use for the health claim it won last year on oat beta glucan and blood cholesterol reduction, to avert possible restrictions to its use.
