Blue California of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA announced that its L-TeaActive L-theanine ingredient has achieved GRAS status. A new published study indicates that a lower dose of Superba krill oil from Aker BioMarine than fish oil is needed to boost individuals’ blood serum levels of EPA/DHA. It also helped...
Migdal HaEmeq, Israel—Clinical Interventions in Aging has published data indicating that elderly individuals with memory recall problems may benefit from taking a omega 3–phosphatidylserine (PS) product. Researchers based in Israel gave the PS–omega 3 (300 mg PS, 37.5 EPA/DHA, as SharpThought from Country Life, which contains Sharp-PS Gold from...
Gaithersburg, MD—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has put out reference materials for supplements that include Vaccinium berries. New to its library are a suite of quality assurance tools for the following dietary supplement ingredients: cranberry, blueberry, bilberry and mixed berry. This initiative is part of a...
Buckinghamshire, UK—Elevated prices among commodities such as sugar are forcing food manufacturers to reformulate products with alternative sweeteners. Despite the general trend away from high-fructose corn syrup (HCFS), some companies are opting to use this sweetener in an effort to avoid the soaring price of sugar. Others are looking...
Bloomington, IN—Helios Corporation and Sunbio recently launched the Safety vs. Uncertainty Initiative in an effort to clarify viable, safe active ingredients in the menopause support arena. In the process of developing its EstroG-100 ingredient for menopause care, the firms say they have observed many inaccuracies and misleading...
Hoboken, NJ—New research published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture indicates there may be a new application for a well-known branded extract of the French maritime pine tree bark (Pycnogenol from Natural Health Sciences, based here). Researchers enriched pineapple and red fruit juices with the...
Las Vegas, NV—More than 1,200 exhibit booths (with 779 total companies) and a packed educational session drew 8,500 industry members to this year’s SupplySide West tradeshow and convention, held here from October 19 to 23. Show organizers stated that there were 8% more booths than there were last year,...
Vita-Tech International, Inc. of Tustin, CA now has extra manufacturing capacity, more analytical laboratory services and additional technical team members. Heavy metals testing and microbiological testing are now offered on-site as are other client services. Aker BioMarine has been selected to receive the Professors of Pharmacy Awards for its...
Kaiseraugst, Switzerland — Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases printed what is being called the first published human study that shows resveratrol supplementation offers the heart health benefits of the French Paradox. In research conducted at the University of South Australia on a branded ingredient (resVida from DSM, headquartered here), scientists...
Oslo, Norway—Krill oil has received a lot of attention lately as another way to boost one’s DHA/EPA intake. Now, industry has additional data to draw on about the benefits of krill oil for joint health. International researchers representing various firms (MD Biosciences Gmbh Postfach, Aker BioMarine USA and Clanet Ltd.)...
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