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Deerland Enzymes Joins International Probiotics Association
Deerland Enzymes (Kennesaw, GA) recently announced that the company has joined the International Probiotics Association (IPA), the global voice of the probiotics industry. As a new IPA member, Deerland Enzymes strengthens a collaborative effort of members equally divided between industry and academia. Deerland Enzymes’ increased involvement in the probiotic market is a reflection of the ...
Natreon Receives Strategic Investment From DSM
Natreon, Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ) has received an equity investment from DSM Venturing B.V., the corporate venture capital arm of the global life sciences and materials sciences company, Royal DSM (Heerlen, The Netherlands). “We are pleased to welcome DSM as a strategic investor as we expand Natreon’s clinically proven, high-quality ayurvedic product lines,” said Natreon’s ...
Sensus and Ganeden Announce Strategic Fiber-Probiotic Alliance
Sensus America, part of Netherlands-based inulin manufacturer Sensus, and Ganeden, the Cleveland, OH-based manufacturer of patented strains of probiotics have announced that they have formed a strategic alliance. Through the alliance, the companies have created Frutalose PRO; a liquid prebiotic, chicory root fiber syrup blended with the highly stable probiotic, GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086). ...
RIBUS Named to USDA/USTR Technical Advisory Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman appointed Steve Peirce, president of St. Louis, MO-based RIBUS, Inc., to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds. RIBUS is a global leader in GMO (genetically modified organism)-free and organic rice-based alternatives to ...
DSM Launches “Science Can Change The World” Campaign
DSM (Heerlen, The Netherlands) has launched a new campaign entitled “Science Can Change The World,” designed to shine the spotlight on the unsung heroes of our time: the scientists who are helping to change the world for the better. The campaign kicks off with a video celebrating four visionary scientists with the strength and persistence ...
Vitafoods Asia Conference: Translating Science Into Good Business
Vitafoods Asia has announced the program for its second edition of the Vitafoods Asia Conference. Running alongside the exhibition on September 2-3 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, the conference boasts a brand new format and an increase in content offering. Delegates can expect to hear from well-respected industry experts across segments and job functions during ...
Workshop Provides Practical Instruction on Botanical Identification
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) held a two-day workshop, “Botanical, macroscopic and organoleptic assessment of herbal ingredients for cGMP (current good manufacturing practice) compliance” on June 15-16 at Portland State University in Oregon. The hands-on workshop provided a detailed orientation of botanical, macroscopic, and organoleptic identification methods; quality assessment techniques ...
Non-GMO Project Publishes Updated Standard
Following three rounds of public comment, the Non-GMO Project recently published version 12 of its comprehensive Standard for GMO avoidance. “Prescribing best practices for GMO (genetically modified organism) avoidance is a highly specialized, technical undertaking,” said Non-GMO Project Executive Director Megan Westgate. “Finished products cannot be reliably tested for GMO content; our standard requires engagement ...
Is California About to Rule That Aloe Vera Could Cause Cancer?
NPA Says Studies Don’t Support it, Asks CA Regulators Not to List Proven Natural Herb as Carcinogen The Natural Products Association (NPA) submitted comments to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) questioning the scientific validity of listing Aloe vera whole leaf extract and goldenseal root powder on a list ...
Like Fashion, Weight-Management Products are Best When They’re Classy
Nutrition Industry Executive interviewed Chase Hagerman, brand director at Chemi Nutra, for his thoughts on the weight management category for ingredient suppliers. Here, he discusses the fleeting trends seen with these products. NIE: What is the state of the market for weight loss supplements? Hagerman: Everyone wants a piece of the lucrative weight management category, ...
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