One alarming statistic that was referenced repeatedly throughout the Naturally Informed sustainability conference, which took place on August 26-27: We have around 50 years left before we’re out of topsoil. “What we’re looking at is man-made desertification,” said Josh Tickell, Director of the movie Kiss the Ground (available to stream...
Morristown, NJ—PLT Health Solutions, Inc. has received a license from the Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) of Health Canada to market its ingredient AlvioLife to support respiratory health in Canada, according to a press release. AlvioLife is a proprietary composition of extracts from Boswellia serrata gum resin and...
Austin, TX—U.S. consumers spent an estimated $9.602 billion on herbal dietary supplements in 2019, according to the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) 2019 Herb Market Report. That's an 8.6% increase in total U.S. sales from 2018. And the growth continued as COVID-19 became a public health crisis: During the first six...
Secaucus, NJ—Lycored has won the Best Product, Category, or Sub-Brand Launch Campaign prize at the Glossy Beauty Awards for its “Pops of Positivity” and “Letters of Love” initiatives, according to a press release. The campaigns sought to challenge traditional ideas around beauty through positive messaging, the press release explains. ‘Letters...
Urbana, IL—An international panel of experts, including two from the University of Illinois, has redefined the term synbiotics and developed guidelines on the scientific investigation thereof, according to a press release. The consensus report, written by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP), has been published in Nature...
Chicago, IL—Terra Ingredients has announced a partnership with IYA Foods, which a press release says is known for its “exceptional taste through the use of authentic, African-inspired flavors.” IYA Foods has launched fonio flour, a rice flour alternative, made with 100% fonio from West Africa, provided by Terra Ingredients. Fonio...
Glanbia Nutritionals has agreed to acquire Foodarom, a Canada-based custom flavor designer and manufacturer servicing the food, beverage, and nutritional product industries, according to a press release. Foodarom has a flavor library of over 15,000 recipes, and produces both liquid and powder products for various applications, the press release says.
Oslo, Norway, and Edison, NJ—High levels of dephosphorylated uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein (dp-ucMGP) are associated with a history of cardiovascular disease, according to a new Danish population study published in Clinical Biochemistry. A press release on the topic explains that dp-ucMGP in the plasma is a biomarker of functional vitamin...
Holzminden, Germany—Symrise announced its support of the drafting of a national supply chain act by the German government, which it said will create binding duties of responsible behavior in relation to human rights and environmental friendliness for companies. Symrise also reported that it has joined with 32 other companies and...
Ann Arbor, MI—Berg Nutrition has been named the exclusive U.S. distributor of aXivite phenylcapsaicin, a synthetic form of capsaicin developed by Sweden-based aXichem, according to a press release. The aXivite ingredient is a proprietary structural analogue of capsaicin, the press release says, but while natural capsaicin has a hot flavor...
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