Jennifer Grebow

When FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced in February that FDA intends to "strengthen" dietary supplement regulations, those I interviewed reacted with a sense of calm and-dare I say it-optimism.

The new microencapsulated format will expand the ingredient’s applications in everything from bars, shakes, gummies, and more.

The companies say that a joint team of researchers is now developing such ingredients for topical applications suited for sensitive and dry skin.

Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) says it has shortened turnaround times for common identity tests by 20%-an average of four days sooner.

The company’s clean-label capsule offerings are led by its new Vcaps Plus capsule colored using a natural purple source.

Glanbia’s custom nutrient premix services now extend coast to coast in the U.S., with facilities in California, Missouri, Illinois, and Connecticut, as well as facilities in Germany and China.

AlphaSize A-GPC has earned non-GMO certification by the International GMO Evaluation and Notification Program (IGEN), says AlphaSize’s supplier, Chemi Nutra (Austin, TX).

The company says that, increasingly, consumers are looking for more complex tomato flavors.

Brenntag provides food ingredients as well as services such as supply chain management, logistics, and product application and handling assistance.

The new, proprietary sweetener blend, RA99M, combines the minor steviol glycoside Rebaudioside M with the more common glycoside Rebaudioside A.

Equinom, a seed tech start-up company based in Israel, says it is able to use “cutting-edge” technology to create plant proteins with higher protein content, higher crop yields, and less reliance on land and water consumption.

As more consumers inevitably opt for plant-based foods, appealing tastes and textures will drive the success of meat and dairy alternatives.

Flavors and ingredients firm Kerry has partnered with Renaissance BioScience, a Canadian firm specializing in novel, yeast-based technologies, to introduce a trademarked ingredient called Acryleast.

Quadra will now distribute Lonza’s entire consumer health and nutrition ingredient range in Canada.

ADF/IDF’s ingredient and flavor solutions complement Symrise’s own portfolio solutions.

The company says the facility has been GMP certified by the New Jersey Department of Health. It is also kosher certified by Star-K.

The company positions these ingredients for the vegan and vegetarian market, where they provide plant-based sources of protein and vitamin B12.

How are contract manufacturers dealing with increased scrutiny and demands for traceability, transparency, and quality control?

Messaging about the importance of lutein-and about eye health supplementation overall-is taking effect mainstream.

This year, ingredients and supplement categories at higher risk of adulteration include: selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMS), phenibut, tianeptine, higenamine, and certain high-profile botanical ingredients.

The magnesium supplements market is still largely untapped, with lots of potential for growth.

Is anyone watching out for quality in the hemp CBD market?

The omega-3 industry will continue its efforts to overcome unfairly negative messaging about omega-3 ingredients and to highlight positive findings.

With NASC Preferred Supplier status, companies are prequalified to supply ingredients to NASC's nearly 170 Primary Suppliers of finished products.

With this license, Neptune is permitted to manufacture and purify cannabis extracts and oil and also to provide these services to other license holders.

The company now operates two krill trawlers in Antarctica.

Experts predict 2019’s hottest food and beverage flavors.

This new division will incorporate the company’s chocolate, nuts, bakery, and coffee businesses along with the business Bühler gained when it acquired The Haas Group in January 2018.

Consumption of Howaru Shape had a positive impact on gut microbiota, and these effects were even more pronounced when Howaru Shape was combined with DuPont's Litesse Ultra polydextrose prebiotic.

The subjects in the study, recreationally active men, saw improvements in both upper and lower body strength when supplementing with Sensoril.