The plant protein ingredients market was worth over $5.5 billion in 2019, and a new report from Global Market Insights projects that demand will surpass 2.5 million tons by 2025. Growing adoption of veganism is driving market growth: In the U.K., 16% of new product launches claimed vegan or no...
City of Industry, CA—AIDP collaborated with Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services, a contract research organization, to achieve pre-market approval for prebiotic claims on PreticX xylooligosaccharide (XOS), according to a press release. AIDP is working to expand internationally the regulatory approval for PreticX; the company worked with Nutrasource to develop a...
Washington, DC--As part of its modernization efforts, the FDA has a new system for accepting and storing electronic submissions for new dietary ingredient notification (NDIN) and structure/function claim notification (SFCN). The new system, called the CFSAN Online Submission Module (COSM), has replaced the the FDA Unified Registration Listing System (FURLS).
London, England—People who drink red wine have better gut health, according to a new study from King’s College London. A team of researchers explored the effects of beer, cider, red wine, white wine, and spirits on the gut microbiome in a group of 916 UK female twins, according to a...
Japan—Mushroom consumption may reduce the risk of development of prostate cancer among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men, according to a study published in the International Journal of Cancer. 36,499 men, aged 40-79 years, who participated in the Miyagi Cohort Study in 1990 and the Ohsaki Cohort Study in 1994 were...
Winston-Salem, NC—Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine found that a modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet could help reduce levels of Alzheimer’s markers, according to a press release. In a small pilot study, researchers identified several distinct gut microbiome signatures in participants with mild cognitive impairment that didn’t exist in participants with...
Coffee intake is associated with low risk of symptomatic gallstone disease (GSD), according to a new study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Researchers looked at 104,493 individuals from the general population, with a mean follow-up of eight years. They also tested whether two genetic variants were associated with...
Washington, DC--Licensed hemp acreage quadrupled in 2019, according to the 2019 U.S. Hemp License Report by Vote Hemp, a grassroots hemp advocacy organization. The report also documents state-by-state progress of hemp legislation passed in 2019, identifies states with active hemp farming programs and estimates the amount of hemp that will...
Farmington, CT—Ultimate Nutrition has closed its doors—and now, they’re facing a class action lawsuit from their former employees, who showed up to work on August 19 and found a sign on the door notifying them of their termination. The Hartford Courant reports that the lawsuit claims that Ultimate Nutrition and...
Washington, D.C.—Beyond Pesticides, a public interest organization founded in 1981 to advocate for healthy air, water, land, and food by eliminating the use of pesticides, has announced the formation of its new investigative arm, OrganicEye, in a press release. The agency will focus on defending the philosophy and legal definition...
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