West Caldwell, NJ—Vitaquest International is launching a comprehensive quality initiative intended to help Vitaquest reach its goal of being an industry leader in overall quality, according to a press release. The initiative is called TotalQ Commitment to Quality, according to the release, and it draws upon the company’s activities in...
Kyoto, Japan—A pilot study has found that soluble guar fiber may improve both constipation and irritability in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a press release. The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Biochemical Nutrition. Researchers at the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine gave 13 children...
Elk Grove Village, IL--Label Insight announced today that it has signed an expanded deal with Topco Associates LLC to provide their 49 member-owners with customized attributes they can use to power e-commerce, improved searches and in-store initiatives. According to the press release, the custom views solution allows Topco members and...
Chicago, IL—Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) reported their financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, in a press release. Earnings per share were $0.41, down from Q1 2018 $0.70; Segment operating profit was $611 million, down from Q1 2018 $704 million. Nutrition results were also down overall, though...
The Food Minerals Market could exceed $1.9 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Global Market Insights (GMI), which points to rising consumer consciousness along with increasing demand for natural supplements as factors stimulating the growth. GMI explained in a press release that the zinc market size could...
Japan—Researchers are looking into CBD as an anti-epileptic dietary supplement in dogs, according to a case study published in Pet Behavior Science. The paper notes that controlling epilepsy in dogs requires the lifelong use of anti-epileptic drugs, which, while successful, have a laundry list of undesirable side effects. CBD has...
Winston-Salem, NC—New research suggests that a Mediterranean diet may help followers feel full on fewer calories. Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine reporting in the journal Obesity found that nonhuman primates on a Mediterranean diet chose not to eat all the food available to them, and maintained a normal weight.
South Australia—A new study published in Obesity found that time-restricted eating (TRE) may help control blood glucose levels in men at risk of type 2 diabetes. The study was performed on 15 men. For one week, they ate their normal diet, but in a nine-hour time period—either from 8:00 AM...
Silver Spring, MD--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the agency’s new draft guidance plan that includes steps to strengthen their voluntary recall process through 3 key areas of training, record keeping and procedures, according to a press release. While the FDA plays an important role in recall processes,...
Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) will start accepting applications for seed-propagated hemp for plant variety protection. The PVPO gives intellectual property protection to breeders of new varieties of seeds and tubers, USDA explained. Through implementation of The Plant Variety Protection...
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