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Under the agreement, Scoular will market Soy Labs ingredients such as soy peptide ingredients Lunasin XP and LunaSoy, targeting heart health.

The mixers are used for solids dispersion, dissolution, particle-size reduction, emulsification, and more.

The plant is expected to be open for commercial production by the end of this year.

The company will continue to operate under the Nutrition 21 name.

Cargill says the acquisition merges its expertise in compound feed, supply chain, and risk management with Provimi’s nutritional expertise, technology, and portfolio of premixes, additives, and ingredients.

FDA will present a webcast on Wednesday, November 30, with information on how the agency handles products imported in the U.S.

As the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) comment period comes to a close on December 2, an upcoming webcast hosted by the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) on December 15 will cover many of the details and next steps.

Learn dietary supplement labeling compliance from former FDA labeling officials.

The December 14 webinar will be free to members of the Pharmacist Society.

Sami Labs, the India-based R&D and manufacturing arm of botanical ingredients specialist Sabinsa, was named Best Innovation and Technology Company at the Food 360° Conference.

The Rollo-Mixer Mk 8 rotary batch mixer is touted as a mixer superior in uniformity, cleanout, and overall efficiency compared to other mixers typically used in the dietary supplement and contract manufacturing industries.

CHS anticipates acquiring 100% of Solbar shares for a purchase price of approximately $133 million.

URC Inclusions will be customizable for grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and chia, and various fruit and vegetable concentrates.

The company is introducing two new soy ingredients for meat, poultry, and meat analogue products.

The company cites 14% organic sales growth.

The award was bestowed at the European Outsourcing Awards at the recent CPhI trade show.

AHPA says the decision to add star anise to the list followed a vote by its board of trustees to “help industry confirm the identity of Illicium verum as differentiated from Illicium anisatum.”

The company says it will invest $3.25 million in Ivory Coast cocoa farming.

A human study finds that astaxanthin may support eye health by increasing choroidal circulation.

POM Wonderful, maker of the high-profile brand of pomegranate juices and related products, is now offering pomegranate ingredient POMx for use in dietary supplements.

Founded in July 2010, the association says it is the only U.S. nonprofit association operating in China and dedicated to the overall natural health products industry.

The new flavor answers growing customer demand for the flavor.

Wild Flavors GmbH (Zug, Switzerland) has acquired A.M. Todd (Kalamazoo, MI), an ingredient and flavor provider with specialty in natural mint ingredients and flavors.

The system can consume up to 10 tons of biomass per hour and subsequently produce 30,000 lb of steam per hour.

Consumer advocate group US Drug Watchdog says it is launching a campaign to find consumers who have been “fleeced by ineffective diet pills or dietary supplements frequently advertised on cable TV.”

According to Proliant Inc., whey powder and lactose prices are at record highs due to increased demand for the ingredients in whey protein, infant formula, and milk powder products.

A workshop to be held in Bethesda, MD, on November 29-30 will discuss the potential uses of nanotechnology for nutrition.

For dietary supplements, the website includes links to pages with information on what FDA considers categories or ingredients to be at high risk.