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IMCD to Acquire E.T. Horn Company
IMCD N.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, has announced that it signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of E.T. Horn Company. According to IMCD, HORN is an excellent fit with IMCD’s U.S. activities and supports the strategy of offering to its suppliers and ...
NSF International Adds Next Generation DNA Sequencing to Food Safety, Supply Chain Services
NSF International, a global public health and safety organization, is expanding its commercially available DNA analysis services for food safety and supply chain management to include next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques once limited to research applications. NSF International’s NGS services include whole genome sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, 16s metagenomics and genomic barcoding. “These services were developed ...
NattoPharma Spearheading Vitamin K2 RDI Program
Global cardiovascular and bone health has been negatively impacted by widespread vitamin K2 deficiency. Yet there is no established RDI (recommended daily intake) for vitamin K2. To that end, as a leader in vitamin K2, NattoPharma has enlisted its research partners to start a program to establish an RDI for vitamin K2. The program will ...
Study Questions Importance of Supplements, Industry Responds
Nutritional supplement industry associations have responded to a new study led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto, which suggests that the most commonly consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent health benefit or harm, and says to rely on a “healthy” diet for vitamins and minerals. Published in the ...
UNPA Announces No-sale Policy for Liquid, High-dose Caffeine Products as a Condition of Membership
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has approved the adoption of a new, “no-sale” policy for liquid, high-dose caffeine products for retail sales. The policy is effective immediately as a condition of membership for prospective and all current UNPA members and joins a 2015 no-sale policy for bulk-powdered caffeine products. UNPA recommends that high-dose caffeine products not ...
LifeSeasons Launches Ingredient Science Library
Over the past year, LifeSeasons and a team of medical professionals and industry leaders have been collecting clinical research summaries on 200-plus ingredients used in their 36 condition-specific formulas. The newly launched Ingredient Science Library combines years of medical expertise on various health conditions as well as published clinical research all in one platform. The ...
NSF International and Austrian Ski Federation Work to Minimize Doping Risks
NSF International, a global public health and safety organization, is collaborating with the Austrian Ski Federation to strengthen the federation’s already rigorous doping prevention program. NSF International will test sports supplements used by Austrian Ski Federation athletes to help eliminate the risk of inadvertent doping due to products being contaminated with substances banned in sport. ...
Synergy Flavors Acquires Italian Flavor Supplier Janoušek
Synergy Flavors, Inc. (Wauconda, IL) recently announced its acquisition of Janoušek, one of the world’s first suppliers of herbal extracts and natural flavoring and an expert in Italian flavor profiles. Janoušek, based in Trieste, Italy, has been serving customers in Italy and Eastern Europe for 135 years. The acquisition of Janoušek will enable Synergy Flavors ...
IFF Acquires Frutarom for $7.1 Billion
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF, New York) and Israel-based Frutarom have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which IFF will acquire Frutarom in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $7.1 billion, including the assumption of Frutarom’s net debt. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously ...
Schumer Joins McConnell to Endorse Hemp Farming Act
Senate Minority Leader, Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), has announced his support for the Hemp Farming Act of 2018. By officially cosponsoring the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, Schumer has signaled an important partnership with his Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) the Senate majority leader, who is the primary sponsor of the bill. Schumer said the bill could ...
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