Sebastian Krawiec is Editor at Nutritional Outlook.
Prenexus Health’s prebiotic ingredient achieves GRAS status
August 23rd 2019Prenexus Health has received a “no questions” letter from FDA following its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) notification for the use of its xylooligosaccharide (XOS) prebiotic, at levels up to 2.4 grams per day, in a variety of foods.
Plant-based meat alternatives are not slowing down, says market research firm Numerator
August 20th 2019It may come as no surprise that the meat alternatives space is a burgeoning and profitable market, but the market intelligence firm Numerator has shed some light on who is buying these products and what is motivating them.
Nagase Group completes acquisition of Prinova, Prinova expands to Australia and New Zealand market
August 12th 2019Nagase Group, a Japanese-based chemical trading firm, has completed its acquisition of Prinova Group LLC. Prinova has also announced that it has expanded into the Asia-Pacific market with the establishment of a new subsidiary of Prinova Europe Ltd. in Australia, meant to serve customers in Australia and New Zealand.
The Impossible Burger can now be sold at retail, following FDA’s approval of color additive
August 7th 2019Prior to FDA's amended color additive regulation, soy leghemoglobin, used in the Impossible Burger for meat-like taste, texture, and aroma was only approved in products sold to consumers in cooked form, meaning that Impossible Burger was only available in participating food service locations.