Stratum Nutrition’s (St. Louis) Artinia chitin-glucan fiber, targeting arterial and heart health, has been determined safe as a novel food ingredient by the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition, and Allergies (DNA).
Stratum Nutrition’s (St. Louis) Artinia chitin-glucan fiber, targeting arterial and heart health, has been determined safe as a novel food ingredient by the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition, and Allergies (DNA).
Following a scientific review, Artinia was declared safe for use in foods at an intake level of 2 to 5 g/day.
In July, Stratum reported that a safety and toxicology report on Artinia, published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, found Artinia to have no toxicity effects. The 13-week rat study observed no adverse events when rats were administered a high dose equivalent to 6.6 g/kg body weight per day. A 30-day human pilot study has also been performed on the ingredient.
In other news, Stratum said that its parent company, Novus International Inc., has acquired the IQF Group, a Spain-based producer of nutritional additives for the food industry, as well as a range of carotenoids for foods, beverages, and supplements.
Stratum’s product portfolio will now include some of IQF’s carotenoids. New additions include Betacol nature-identical beta-carotene, Canthacol canthaxanthin, and Lutecol lutein.
The Nutritional Outlook Podcast Episode 33: Keeping up with contract manufacturing
July 26th 2024Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.