Trends & Business

In October Sabinsa began testing for residual herbicide in 20 nutraceutical ingredients as a routine practice, along with all other USP listed pesticides.

Informa Markets is hosting Vitafoods Europe 2021 as a hybrid event with two session: an in-person event at the Palexpo in Geneva, Oct. 5 - 7, 2021, and a virtual event running in parallel Oct. 4 – 8, 2021.

Roquette launched Lycagel, a pharmaceutical-grade solution for vegetarian softgel capsule formulations made from pea starch.

TriNutra partnered with NS Oils Ltd. to provide organic ThymoQuin black seed oil.

Cargill has made a significant investment in the Seventure Partners’ Health for Life Capital II fund, joining Danone, Novartis, and Lesaffre in a network of strategic investors.

A patent-pending combination of tamarind seed and turmeric rhizome extracts, TamaFlex was shown in a recent study to support joint comfort, flexibility, and function in healthy subjects in as little as 14 days.

Artemis International is boosting its immune support offerings with new BerryDefense Immune Blend.

A recent animal study found that supplementation with Lacidofil from Lallemand reduced anxiety-like behavior in rats with learned aversive association from infancy.

Cargill’s palm oil refinery in Charlotte, NC will be solely dedicated to providing palm oil certified by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), making Cargill one of North America’s first large-scale suppliers of segregated palm oil certified by RSPO.

Gaia Herbs launched a line of plant-based respiratory health-supportive products: Mighty Lungs, Sinus Comfort, and Black Seed Oil.

The partnership will utilize Forager AI to target select human biological pathways, and identify new active natural compounds scientifically validated through biomedical processes.

The Herbal Pharmacist talks to Nutritional Outlook about science-backed mood-boosters.

Smart supplement brands will account for seniors’ interest in quality of life, including mobility, balance, and maintenance of cognitive capacity.

ChickP Protein Ltd. launched a non-GMO native starch ingredient made from chickpea for food and beverage applications.

Ross introduced custom blending systems that incorporate ergonomic material handling accessories, including bag dump workstations.

“We know that people have questions about how the next Administration and new Congress is going to impact their business, and that’s why we are bringing together the most influential and insightful people in the world of natural products,” said Daniel Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of NPA.

Kappa Bioscience is joining a research partnership with University Hospitals that aims to explore the link between vitamin K deficiency and COVID-19 severity.

Sirio is building a 240,000 square-meter smart factory that offers the manufacturer and clients real-time production parameters and machine learning for continual process optimization.

A new national survey commissioned by AbbVie found 72% of U.S. adults experience at least one gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms a few times a month or more. However, more than half (56%) of them have not told their doctor because they don’t think their GI symptoms require physician attention.

NOW released a new report on alpha lipoic acid (ALA), its fifth report in 2020 regarding suspect brands whose main sales appear to be on Amazon.

AMA is strongly urging Congress to modify and modernize the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DHSEA) to allow FDA the authority to establish a mandatory product registry.

Sex health dietary supplement ingredients are also getting smarter, with cognition-enhancing adaptogens suddenly stepping into the sex health space and proving that smart is the new sexy.

The goal is to aid retailers in ensuring that only the highest quality probiotics make it onto their shelves.

A recently published study found that a branded cranberry supplement from Naturex may alleviate frequent urination, a symptom of overactive bladder, in women.

Algarithm Ingredients has launched a new line of algal omega-3 concentrates called thetamega3 for the North American market.

For most of its capsule products, NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) is transitioning away from animal-source gelatin to Veg Capsules, and substituting magnesium stearate with stearic acid.

Health-conscious parents are demanding more from children’s nutrition products, driving manufacturers to innovate.

GanedenBC30, a spore-forming probiotic ingredient by Kerry, was approved by Brazilian regulatory agency, ANVISA, for the following health claim: “Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 can contribute to the health of the gastrointestinal tract.”