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Arla Foods Ingredients to Aquire Volac Whey Nutrition Business
Arla Foods Ingredients (Denmark) is moving forward with its acquisition of Volac’s Whey Nutrition business, after it was approved by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority. The regulator’s go-ahead followed an agreement between the two companies, which was signed in April 2024. The business is built around a processing facility at Felinfach in Wales, which ...
How Blue LEDs Affect Sleep
Fluorescent bulbs and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have taken over lighting because they are more energy efficient and can provide better lighting than incandescent bulbs. They are found in everything from task lighting to televisions to smartphones. But while these bulbs are helpful in many ways, they can also have a negative effect on sleep. The ...
Seeing the Difference
With outside factors impacting human eyesight, ingredient suppliers and manufacturers are determining new ways to support vision health. As people age, the general notion is that vision declines. In 2017, with the screens of various electronics emitting blue light, the question now is how early one’s vision will be impacted. Suppliers continue to stay up-to-date ...
Rethinking Exercise
Many women start fitness programs to lose weight, and when they don’t, they feel like failures and stop exercising. And then, months or a year later, they do the same thing again—creating a vicious cycle that fails to consider what might be leading to short-term motivation, says Michelle Segar, director of the University of Michigan’s ...
Researching Weight Management
When addressing weight management, those in the natural products industry keep a realistic eye on diet, exercise and equipment, along with scientific backing of ingredients. Weight management makes up a large piece of sales in the supplement market and for good reason. Consumers have come to realize that diet and exercise is the key to ...
How Non-GMO Ingredients and Products are Certified
Courtney Pineau, associate director, Non-GMO Project, explained that manufacturers that want their products to carry the Non-GMO Project Verified mark must undergo evaluation with one of the independent technical administrators contracted by the organization. There are four such contractors that are trained to perform evaluations, which include analyzing ingredient statements from suppliers, material handling protocols, ...
As Mother Nature Intended
Non-GMO food, beverage and supplement products are assuredly here to stay—and grow. Often, a new suit needs to be altered. Many people like to “trick out” their cars with after-market parts so that it looks distinguished from the original. In short, when something is changed from its original state, it much better and more adequately ...
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