Food & Beverage

The Attorney General's office says that non-alcoholic beverages with hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) with concentrations of delta-9 THC of no more than 0.3% are legal in South Carolina, assuming you can verify they meet this threshold.

The bill regulates the sale and distribution of products containing synthetic THC, though some challenges remain to be resolved.

Understanding FODMAPs and how low-FODMAP diets are implemented.

The new range is the result of a recently acquired majority stake in Azerys, a specialist in rosemary extraction.

GNC has announced that Huel products will now be available in GNC stores and on GNC.com.

Dsm-firmenich has announced that its human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredients – 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) and lacto-N-fucopentaose I/2'-fucosyllactose (LNFP-I/2'-FL) mixture – have been approved as a novel food ingredients by the United Kingdom and European Union.

The Missouri Hemp Trade Association has filed a lawsuit in the Cole County Circuit Court seeking to prevent the Missouri DHSS from designating food and beverage products containing psychoactive cannabinoids derived from hemp as adulterated and implementing an embargo.

Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is on track to “embargo and condemn” products that contain intoxicating cannabinoids starting September 1, 2024 in accordance to an executive order signed by the state’s governor, Michael L. Parsons.

Xampla has announced that Lehmann Ingredients will be the first distributor partner to supply the company’s nutrient microencapsulation technology to FMCG brands and supply chain partners in the United Kingdom.

The joint venture, called Gradable, will expand the Gradable technology platform originally introduced in 2020 to track sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices and outcomes.

Helaina has launched an ingredient called effera, which it claims is the first human lactoferrin equivalent manufactured using precision fermentation.

Trends driving innovation in frozen foods.

Better Juice expands its sugar-reduction technology from juice to fruit sorbets, offering reduced sugar and calorie content while retaining flavor.

Polyphenol-fingerprinting with NMR is considered by many research scientists to be among the most accurate analytical tools used for botanical identification testing, ensuring purity, authenticity, and consistency.

The Humble Seed will join Manitoba Harvest as part of the Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd. portfolio of brands.

Recent research conducted by ILSI U.S. and Canada – a global, nonprofit federation dedicated to advancing precompetitive research in the food, nutrition and health realms – and partially funded by Balchem, has shed light on how to improve predictions of Ca bioavailability across different food matrices.

According to the company, this marks the first expanded use of shea stearin in new food categories since 1998.

According to the company, when used in poultry, OptiBind can help processors increase brine pickup by 19% compared to sodium tripolyphosphate to increase their products’ juiciness and flavor, as well as ensure higher cook yield after storage.

A recent study found that a non-genetically modified, wild-type fructanase preparation manufactured by Bio-Cat as Optiziome Fructanase (previously known as Optiziome Inulinase) was well-tolerated and safe, compared to placebo.

FDA has agreed that four ingredients in Arla Foods’ Peptigen and Lacprodan ranges meet the definition for peptones in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, therefore permitting it for use in early life nutrition.

The partnership, says the company, allows Barentz to leverage CrushDynamic’s proprietary ingredients designed to enhance flavor profiles, nutritional value, and sustainability.

The Spanish company, Alvinesa Natual Ingredients, has announced the acquisition of the Chilean company Industrias Vínicas and Argentine company Dervinsa.

Bioiberica (Barcelona, Spain) has announced self-determination of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) for its Collavant n2 native (undenatured) type II collagen at 40 mg/day.

According to the company’s press release, the 28,000 square-foot expansion represents an $8.5 billion investment to scale up Flavorman’s "Beverage Campus" and “facility its rapid growth in the beverage industry.”

The program, called the Climate Farming Project, is underway with 15 pilot farms that will cultivate sugar beets, wheat, and chicory according to various regenerative farming methods in an area equivalent to over 1,100 soccer fields.

Chinova Bioworks has announced an exclusive partnership with Hawkins Watts to distribute Chinova’s Chiber Mushroom Fiber Extract in the food and beverage markets of Australia and New Zealand.

Through the partnership with TurtleTree, Strive intends to expand its product offerings with an immune support beverage aimed at adults, and a ready-to-mix protein powder, both of which will include TurtleTree’s lactoferrin (LF+).

Revyve to debut egg replacer for texturizing and binding plant-based burgers.

FlavorSum had its ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of its newly expanded Kalamazoo, MI facility on June 18, 2024.

FMCG Gurus shares insights into changing consumer habits about the purchase of hot beverages and soft drinks.