All news articles for August 2014

Aker's krill trawler, Saga Sea. Backed by MSC. Photo: Bjørn Krafft

Krill sustainability backed in 18 month review

By Shane STARLING

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has backed the sustainability of Norwegian firm Aker Biomarine’s Antarctic krill fishing activities, with improved scores.

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“Our analysis suggests that nutrient databases require regular updating, especially for nutrients that are added to foods by manufacturers...

More vitamin D in UK foods than previously: Study

By Shane STARLING

The UK should update vitamin D food and supplement content estimations that have the knock-on effect of distorting population intake levels of the sunshine vitamin by about 3%, a study has concluded.

Experts claim sun still shines for vitamin D despite naysayers

Special edition: Sunshine and clouds for vitamin D

Experts claim sun still shines for vitamin D despite naysayers

By Hank Schultz

Vitamin D, the ‘sunshine vitamin,’ forms the core of one of the longest fortification stories in the nutritional sphere. Originally added to milk to combat rickets, the bone disease that results from deficiency, new research now supports claims of ever-wider...

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Reaction to FDA's proposed Nutrition Facts updates

AHPA to FDA: Clarify protein labeling

By Maggie Hennessy

Although it generally supports the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed Nutrition and Supplement Facts label changes, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) urged the agency to adopt the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS)...

Burcon: Q1 value still mostly from outside operations

Burcon: Q1 value still mostly from outside operations

By Maggie Hennessy

Functional plant protein supplier Burcon reported total revenues of just $25,000 in the fiscal first quarter of 2015, derived mainly from deferred royalty payments from ADM for Clarisoy sales. 

CannaVest reports thin gain in second quarter

CannaVest reports thin gain in second quarter

By Hank Schultz

CannaVest, a Las Vegas-based company that is investing in the development of foods and supplements from hemp, announced a thin gain from operations in its second quarter of 2014 buoyed by a large paper transaction involving a subsidiary that boosted the...

Cyanotech hires exec for newly created COO position

Cyanotech hires exec for newly created COO position

By Hank Schultz

Cyanotech Corporation created a chief operations officer position and has named Gerard “Gerry” Watts to fill the role.  Cyanotech, based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, supplies astaxanthin and spirulina and manufactures a line of dietary supplements using the...

Neptune's rebuilt krill oil plant reaches 50-ton capacity milestone

Neptune's rebuilt krill oil plant reaches 50-ton capacity milestone

By Hank Schultz

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. continues its recovery from the fire that destroyed its lone krill oil extraction facility as the rebuilt plant in Sherbooke, Quebec reached a production milestone of 50 metric tons annualized capacity.

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