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The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) has passed the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act (FDASLA) in a 13-9 vote.

Balchem Corportation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kappa Bioscience AS, a manufacturer of K2Vital branded vitamin K2

Gold Coast Ingredients released summer flavors that include guava margarita (non-alcoholic), pineapple whip, yuzu passion fruit, strawberry white peach, cranberry ginger, cucumber lime with mint, blueberry basil, watermelon lemonade, clementine, and apple pear.

According to Specnova, its ginger extract designed to support joint health, offers low dosage, high bioavailability, solubility, and stability.

Many other actives are generating both the science to support their effectiveness and the consumer interest to raise them up the ranks.

Its mushrooms include: lion’s mane, cordyceps, reishi, chaga, turkey tail, shiitake, maitake, almond mushroom, king oyster, snow fungus, and agarikon.

As the market researcher points out, 2021 is the first year in which the report captures data gathered during a full year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Future Crops, which operates a multilevel indoor vertical farm, has announced that it is now relying exclusively on 100% renewable energy by harnessing solar and wind energy.

If left untreated, gluten sensitivity can cause a slew of negative effects on the gut, brain, and overall general health.

The debate, moderated by the ABC correspondent John Donvan, will include a number of panelists arguing about the merits or lack thereof of processed food and whether or not consumers should eat more of it.

Sweeteners suppliers continue to innovate sugar replacers that still achieve great taste, texture, mouthfeel, and functionality.

Nutraconnect will help expand reach of Pharmactive’s ingredients in Asia Pacific.

The Institute of Food Technologies, in collaboration with the Seeding The Future Foundation, has announced the return of the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge.

The U.S. Hemp Authority released a draft Version 4.0 of the standard for its Certification Program for public comment.

FrieslandCampina says its new Biotis GOS-OP High Purity ingredient is the now the highest-purity prebiotic it offers, at over 90% pure GOS.

Univar will host a virtual Innovation Day on June 22 that gives attendees an inside look into Univar’s network of formulation labs, development kitchens, and R&D centers to watch demos and learn more about its latest innovations.

Roquette has announced the launch of its new Nutralys range of organic textured pea and fava bean proteins for the European market.

Sam Archer, Nutrafol’s vice president of product marketing and innovation, tells Nutritional Outlook why the scalp microbiome is the next big thing in hair health nutrition.

FDASLA would establish a mandatory product listing requirement for dietary supplements.

According to a report published in Science, the chairman of the panel conducting the investigation wrote to Newmaster’s complainants that despite “displaying a pattern of poor judgement and failed to apply the standards reasonably expected in research activity in his discipline,” there was “insufficient evidence” to find Newmaster guilty of misconduct.

The report assessed isolated melatonin ingestions among children, adolescents, and young adults 19 years and under between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2021 using the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (NPDS).

The product is considered a first-of-its-kind medical food for children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

FDA has sent warning letters to four companies for selling “unapproved animal drugs containing cannabidiol (CBD)” that are marketed for use in food-producing animals.

A recent study examined the association between macular pigment optical density (MPOD) and dietary or breastmilk carotenoids in postpartum women to better understand the availability and mobilization of carotenoids.

The GC Rieber Foundations, a philanthropic and charitable organization, has increased its ownership in the GC Rieber Group to nearly 50%, meaning that almost 50% of the group's annual earnings goes back to society through social, cultural and scientific contributions.

Personalized nutrition solutions run the gamut from off-the-shelf condition-specific supplements to custom formulations based on blood tests. The majority of services, for the moment at least, fall somewhere in between.

The new Ensemble line was introduced by Tereos, a French cooperative comprising 12,000 members of the agricultural raw materials processing industry.

The company says Microsmin Plus, a diosmin ingredient, also has applications in pain management.