Articles by Shari Barbanel
Sabinsa Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Japan External Trade Organization
Sabinsa Japan Corporation, a division of the Sami-Sabinsa Group (East Windsor, NJ), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to support Sabinsa’s expansion in Japan. The MOU was signed during the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit, held between the Honorable Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the Honorable Prime ...
Fish Oil Supplement in Pregnancy Linked to Increase in Lean & Bone Mass by Age 6
Fish oil supplement in the later stages of pregnancy is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) in children in the first six years of life, which is explained by an increase in total lean and bone mass at 6 years of age, but with no increase in fat mass, suggest the findings of ...
EFA Essentials
As consumers become more educated, ingredient suppliers and manufacturers are creating products that address their concerns. It is widely known that EFAs (essential fatty acids) are “essential” because they cannot be produced by the human body and must be obtained by diet or supplementation. Countless studies have been done on how EFAs benefit a number ...
Biovation Labs Expands Supplement Manufacturing Capabilities
Biovation Labs (Salt Lake City, UT) has announced it is expanding its capabilities to better serve its clients with the installation of an Aquarius G-J high-speed rotary tablet press from Kikusui. “As a contract manufacturer, flexibility and versatility are core to our offerings,” said Justin Bath, president of Biovation Labs. “By investing in the best ...
BI Achieves ISO Laboratory Accreditation
BI (Rancho Dominguez, CA) has announced successful completion of its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 certification. After evaluation of the company’s quality management system and testing procedures, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) recognized BI for demonstrating technical competence in the field of biological testing. ISO 17025 is one of the highest standards that a testing laboratory can ...
Lesaffre Completes Full Acquisition of Gnosis
Lesaffre (France) has announced the full acquisition of Gnosis, an Italian biotechnology company specialized in the development, manufacturing and sale of fermentation-derived ingredients and natural finished products for use in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, veterinary and cosmetic industries, three years after acquiring a majority shareholding of the company. Founded in 1989, Gnosis has experienced strong growth ...
DuPont Nutrition & Health Unveils New Research on Plant-based Eating
DuPont Nutrition & Health (St. Louis, MO) has announced the results of a recent study on the eating habits of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers. The latest research adds to a growing body of insight-driven studies that can help today’s food and beverage companies with predictive and forward-thinking analysis. The research, conducted with HealthFocus International, ...
New Fish Oil, Vitamin D Studies Focus in on Who Benefits
Big studies on fish oil and vitamin D offer suggestions on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients. Results were revealed on November 10 at an American Heart Association conference in Chicago, IL and published by the New England Journal of Medicine in a study titled “The Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL).” The ...
Cargill & Royal DSM Join to Bring Zero-calorie, Cost-effective Sweeteners to Market Faster
As food and beverage producers look to significantly reduce calories in their offerings to consumers, they are in need of non-artificial, zero-calorie, great-tasting sweetener options. Cargill (Minneapolis, MN) and Netherlands-based Royal DSM, recently announced a new joint venture, Avansya, to rise to this challenge. Together, the companies will produce highly sought-after, sweet-tasting molecules, such as ...
FDA Announces New Final Guidances on Revised Nutrition Labeling
On November 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced two new final guidances to help companies revise nutrition labels for conventional foods and dietary supplements to comply with the new regulations. One document deals with the definition of a single-serving container, reference amounts customarily consumed, which are used by companies to determine serving ...
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