Tokyo, Japan—Kyowa Hakko Bio announced in a press release that it will establish a new facility to manufacture human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in Rayong Province, Thailand. It is scheduled to open in the summer of 2022. Kyowa has already established an industrial-scale HMO production system, the press release notes, and...
Landing, NJ—A five-ingredient botanical formula branded as Fortiquin has demonstrated benefits in support of men’s healthy sexual performance, according to a press release from DolCas Biotech, LLC, makers of Fortiquin. The double-blind study was published in the Journal of Medicinal Food. In the study, Fortiquin exhibited a five-fold benefit over...
Customers will pay more for food and beverages containing sustainably produced ingredients, according to new research from Palsgaard. The company surveyed over 600 people in four countries, a press release says. It found that while COVID-19 has increased focus on price, the pandemic has not distracted consumers from environmental issues.
Sioux Falls, SD—OmegaQuant has launched a Vitamin D Test with a sample collection kit that allows individuals to test from home, according to a press release. The test requires just a finger stick and a couple drops of blood for analysis. Vitamin D plays a role in bone health, cardiovascular...
Seattle, WA—Vitamin D levels during pregnancy have been linked with the child’s IQ, according to a new study from the Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI). A mother’s vitamin D supply is passed to the fetus in utero, a press release explains, where it helps regulate processes including brain development. The...
Denmark—Looking ahead to the future of the beverage market, supplier Arla Foods Ingredients thinks the next big trend will be high-protein iced teas. The demand for functional beverages is increasing rapidly, the company says, and Euromonitor International projects the market to reach 819 million in 4 years. With the antioxidant...
East Windsor, NJ—Sabinsa has been granted three new patents in Canada, according to a press release, and has received an additional Natural Products Number (NPN) from Health Canada, bringing the company’s total number of products with health claims in Canada to 37. The patents are: Patent CA2976689, for a water-soluble...
Milan, Italy, and New York, NY—Indena has entered into a specific development program with Onegevity, a health intelligence platform for personalized wellness, according to a press release. Onegevity uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to map, integrate, and understand the dynamic biological features that describe a person’s health, the press...
Villeroy, Québec, Canada—Fruit d’Or is celebrating the tools that enable the industry to leverage the new whole fruit cranberry health claim and avoid adulterated products, according to a press release. “Quality, traceability, and transparency begin in the field,” said Stephen Lukawski, Business Manager and Lead Consultant at Fruit d’Or, in...
Basel, Switzerland—Lonza has invested CHF 85 million—approximately $93 million—to expand its capsule manufacturing capacity, according to a press release. The expansion, across eight global Lonza sites, will increase capacity by 30 billion capsules annually. Current industry trends are leading to increased demand for capsules, the press release says, both in...
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