Fort Collins, CO—BGG announced that it has completed and published two clinical trials on its saw palmetto extract One of the trials was conducted on 44 volunteers who were given either BGG’s saw palmetto or a placebo over an eight-week period (1). The treatment group experienced a statistically significant reduction...
Beloit, WI—Given the characteristics of most probiotics—i.e., the need for refrigeration—the category has generally been restrained to the dairy aisle. However, a new report from Kerry points out, the advent of spore-forming bacteria means that formulators can bring digestive health benefits to more foods, and the traditional three-meals-per-day pattern could...
Manchester, UK—AAK has acquired a majority stake in Soya International, according to a press release, which will now trade under the name AAK Soya International Ltd. The company supplies a range of lecithins, including specialty lecithin solutions developed for chocolate, confectionery, bakery, dairy, and infant nutrition applications. There will be...
Morristown, NJ—OmniActive Health Technologies has announced in a press release that it is one of 15 companies selected as a contributing member of the Vitafoods Steering Committee. Vitafoods hand-picks a group of industry-leading companies to take part in an invitation-only submission process, and then rigorously scrutinizes those submissions to choose...
Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has published a new laboratory guidance document (LGD) on saw palmetto extract, according to a press release. Saw palmetto extracts have been shown to improve symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia in human clinical trials, the release notes, and products containing saw...
Purdy, MO—INS Farms’ North American black elderberry ingredient Elder Pure is now Tru-ID certified, according to a press release. The Tru-ID testing certification “authenticates that the elderberry is the species we have identified in the polyphenol fingerprint,” said INS Farms CEO Devon Bennett. “This DNA test is the primordial step...
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...
Sønderhøj, Denmark—Arla Foods Ingredients has obtained GRAS approval for its use of alpha-lactalbumin in infant formula, according to a press release. FDA issued a ‘no objection letter’ with regards to the safety of fractionated whey protein concentrate containing 41% alpha-lactalbumin, marketed by Arla as Lacprodan ALPHA-10, when used in infant...
East Windsor, NJ—Sabinsa announced in a press release the opening of a warehousing, sales and distribution office in Poland, which will serve customers in the growing East European, Eastern Block, and CIS countries. [caption id="attachment_67771" align="alignright" width="299"] Sabinsa Poland staff, from left: Karol Torz, Marcin Rutkowski, Dagmara Krupniewska, and Thomasz...
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