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19-Nov-2008 - Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals – the Cincinnati-based manufacturer of the herbal, male sexual enhancement product infamously promoted by a character named Smiling Bob – is to be sold.
19-Nov-2008 - Ingredient supplier BI Nutraceuticals has expanded its steam sterilization capacity, which the firm says will allow it to sterilize more than 15,000 metric tons of herbal botanical, spice and food ingredients annually.
19-Nov-2008 - Symrise Flavors has announced the opening of a new citrus center to showcase its products at its North American flavor headquarters in Teterboro, New Jersey.
19-Nov-2008 - Glanbia has signaled that its Food Ingredients Ireland business is seeing the effects of the decline in dairy prices from last year, but the overall impact will be offset by the US and nutritionals business.
18-Nov-2008 - Product tester, Consumerlab.com, has found five of seven ginkgo biloba products are contaminated or do not meet their label claims.
18-Nov-2008 - Ongoing US Department of Commerce investigations have found Chinese and Canadian companies are dumping citric acid and citrate salts into the US.
17-Nov-2008 - The long shadow cast by obesity over public health means that encouraging healthier eating should be high on the agenda of every food firm, come financial rain or shine.
17-Nov-2008 - A new blueberry variety released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) could extend the growing and harvesting season for the fruit, providing early-season blueberries.
17-Nov-2008 - Chinese ginseng extract manufacturer Hongjiu has received NSF International Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) registration, allowing it to better meet the needs of US manufacturers looking to step up to new quality regulations.
17-Nov-2008 - Microalgae supplier Cyanotech said an increased productivity for spirulina and astaxanthin have helped lift its business out of loss in the second quarter.
14-Nov-2008 - Solae and Novozymes have jointly filed a production patent for isolated soy proteins as the companies consolidate Novozymes’ enzyme know-how and Solae’s soy capabilities.
14-Nov-2008 - PepsiCo is redesigning the Canadian packaging for some of its leading beverage and food products to detail their per serving caffeine content, a move it says is a national first in terms of nutrition labeling.
14-Nov-2008 - The FDA has stepped up its import controls for dairy products from China following the melamine scare and extended its investigation into non-dairy protein products.
14-Nov-2008 - DSM research has demonstrated strong consumer interest in its hydrolysed casein ingredient, InsuVital, in the diabetes field of blood glucose control.
13-Nov-2008 - Two US suppliers have joined together to use a patented technology to bring a range of powers to market that had previously only been available in oil form.
13-Nov-2008 - A supplier of nutraceutical and functional food ingredients is extending its range of seaweed-based extracts with a new product that it claims is an antioxidant with cardiovascular benefits.
13-Nov-2008 - Stephen Daniells canvases views on the use of the term 'antioxidant' and whether the industry is storing up future problems by over-egging their potential.
13-Nov-2008 - Privately owned German ingredients giant, Cognis, used the Health Ingredients Europe show in Paris to launch a range of health benefit-backed beverage concepts ranging from natural carotenoids to lutein esters.
13-Nov-2008 - As the stands came down on day three in Paris, NutraIngredients.com canvassed industry opinion about Europe's marquee healthy nutrients event, Health Ingredients Europe. Had it been affected by the financial crisis and impact of new EU regulations?
12-Nov-2008 - The supplements industry will not be escaping the impact of today’s economic environment. But there are some signs that the impact could be a positive one. Lorraine Heller speaks to US industry representatives for their take on the situation.
12-Nov-2008 - Kemin Health has launched an initiative with the American Optometric Association (AOA) to deliver eye health information to optometrists and their patients as it expands its lutein-based, eye health education program.
12-Nov-2008 - Sales of a stevia supplement across the US could hint at the potential demand for the natural sweetener in food and beverages as GRAS notification is expected within days.
12-Nov-2008 - Utah-based Trace Minerals Research (TMR) has boosted its international expansion plans by becoming a member of the Chinese Natural Products Association.
10-Nov-2008 - GTC Nutrition has introduced a new prebiotic ingredient, which it claims is one of the highest purity galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) available on the market.
10-Nov-2008 - This year’s Beijing Olympic Games may have been good for China’s public image but the smooth running of the event was built on multiple state-prompted sacrifices and the food ingredients industry was one of the lambs that copped it in the neck for ‘the greater good’.