Jennifer Grebow

As low-protein infant formulas gain demand, Arla’s new Lacprodan Alpha-50 offers an ingredient that is high in nutritional quality and lower in protein, the firm says.

Called VegStable Secure, the ingredient can protect a variety of food and drinks from pathogens and spoilage, the firm says.

Beneo-scL85 is a fiber derived from sugar beet.

Probi has now taken over North America distribution after Blis Technologies ended its distribution deal with a previous partner.

The company presented the new research during the Digestive Disease Week conference held in May.

US Pharma Lab specializes in custom development, manufacture, and distribution of nutraceutical products, including probiotics, vitamins, and minerals.

When it comes to formulating supplements for pets, choosing ingredients with species-specific research is key.

The ChagaPure ingredient is a highly bioactive, concentrated 20:1 extract.

Capstone Partners released its May 2023 “Vitamins & Supplements M&A Update,” which notes a “modest slowdown” in M&A activity but overall says investment in the sector remains “healthy.”

Lantmännen Biorefineries’ new production facility for wheat protein opened in May and increases the company’s total production capacity of wheat protein from 9,000 tons to 29,000 tons annually.

The benefits include more accurate bacteria cell counts, more efficacious strains, and improved shelf life compared to non-heat-treated probiotics.

Sutherland Packaging says that its new HP Pagewide C550 Digital Press creates ultra-sharp, offset-quality printing without requiring expensive printing plates.

The company says ThymoQuin’s unique makeup offers improved stability and bioavailability of its key active ingredient, thymoquinone.

Snorre Glærum Strand previously served as finance manager and then CFO for GC Rieber VivoMega.

Innova Market Insights identifies key health concerns driving consumers’ food and supplement choices today.

The company presented the results at the 2023 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in April.

Lisa Parks, RPh, has joined the Consumer Healthcare Products Association as senior vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs.

AHPA event speaker Jake Hebert dove into the FTC’s upcoming shakeup of the Green Guides and the search for truthful sustainability claims.

The company signed a long-term mutual agreement with O2 Renewable Energy.

The company announced the ingredient successfully passed USP’s voluntary Ingredient Verification Program.

Bio-Cat announced publication of a new preclinical study that found that supplementation with an enzyme called inulinase can help address negative gut symptoms associated with consuming one kind of FODMAP in particular: fructans.

The Nordic Flora Probiotics products target concerns like immune, digestive, and women’s health.

The Florida facility will serve as the company’s main hub for U.S. operations.

The new probiotic capsules and gummy supplements support women’s health concerns like digestive, vaginal, urinary, and bone health, and hair, skin, and nail health.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition wrote to FDA on May 4 urging the agency to consider all of the safety evidence for CBD supplements that supplement companies have so far submitted to the agency.

The study was a collaboration of the National Animal Supplement Council and contract research organization Nutrasource.

They are: black hoof, tiger milk, poria, enoki, wood ear, and split gill mushrooms.

To create the product, TopGum for the first time used its new proprietary TopCaps microencapsulation technology.

Arla Foods Ingredients is offering a way for manufacturers of oral nutrition supplements (ONS) to create these medical-nutrition drinks in a format closer to juice instead of the standard milky-type drink.

The botanical chewing gum comes from foodtech startup Sweet Victory Ltd.