Articles by Shari Barbanel
Rising Demand For Healthy Food and Beverages Driving Adaptogen Market’s Growth
The rising demand for healthy food and beverages is expected to propel the growth of the adaptogens market, according to a recent report from the Business Research Company. Adaptogens help the body respond to stress, anxiety, fatigue and overall wellbeing. For instance, in October 2020, according to a 2020 Food & Health Survey by the International ...
NJ Labs Underscores Importance of TOC Water Testing Analysis for Cosmetic, Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Products
A flood of warning letters from the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) on water system suitability could pull the plug on the production of food, beverage, cosmetic, nutraceutical, and over-the-counter (OTC) or pharmaceutical products if companies are not conducting total organic carbon (TOC) water testing analysis on a regular basis, reports NJ Labs (New Brunswick, NJ). ...
GC Rieber VivoMega Increases Omega-3 Side-stream Recycling by 165%
GC Rieber VivoMega, a Norway-based global supplier of omega-3 concentrates, said it has increased the recycling of its side-stream product by 165 percent since 2016, with most of the side-streams sold domestically and delivered from its docks. This means more of its unused products are being put back into the food chain, all while reducing ...
IADSA Highlights Major Discrepancies in Global Vitamin C Guidance
Daily vitamin C recommendations vary significantly worldwide even though the data underlying them are broadly the same, according to a new “Mind the Gap” resource from the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA). Research shows that there is an almost threefold difference between the lowest and the highest recommendations for vitamin C issued by ...
FDA’s Long-sought Guidance on NAC Follows NPA’s Lawsuit and Citizen’s Petition
Following a Citizen’s petition and lawsuit filed by the Natural Products Association (NPA) against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a dietary supplement issued enforcement discretion for N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) has resulted in the agency issuing final guidance. “This is a big win but it is bittersweet for sure. Although it was NPA’s leadership ...
Clasado Expands APAC Bimuno GOS Distribution Territory of CTC Group
Clasado Biosciences (U.K.) has announced an extension of its distribution agreement with CTC Group. The current agreement sees CTC Group as the lead distributor of its Bimuno GOS prebiotic ingredient in the Philippines, with extensions now covering Indonesia and Vietnam. The territory expansion comes as Clasado strengthens its foothold in the APAC region, in line ...
CRN President Issues MPL Update to Members
In an open letter to members, Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), updated the CRN community on the status of the association’s effort to create a dietary supplement registry at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the letter, Mister reassured members that CRN would continue to advocate ...
NPA, CRN Respond to Research Showing Supplements With Banned Ingredients are Still on the Market
A study recently published in JAMA by Pieter A. Cohen, MD; Bharathi Avula, PhD; and Kumar Katragunta, PhD, et al, has found that supplements with banned ingredients are still on the market despite the companies having received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The study stated that “Some dietary supplements are adulterated ...
Gavan Develops Zero-waste Plant Protein Extraction
Gavan Technologies, Ltd. (Acre, Israel), has developed a novel, waste-free protein extraction method that completes the sustainability loop through the sustainability practice of upcycling. The foodtech start-up said it supports the circular economy by positioning total plant extraction at the core of its operations. “Our new, multi-step technological platform enables us to take any plant ...
OBX and Purissima Announce Exclusive, Multi-year Processing and Distribution Partnership
Purissima (San Francisco, CA) has announced an exclusive, multi-year processing and distribution partnership with Open Book Extracts (OBX, Roxboro, NC). This collaboration also marks Purissima as the first company to achieve commercial scale production of minor cannabinoids using Purissima’s proprietary algae-based fermentation platform, the company stated. Kicking off production in July 2022, the compounds are proposed to ...
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