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Hogne Vik MD, PhDCEO - NattoPharmaNew research results are driving interest in vitamin K2, according to NattoPharma CEO Hogne Vik. But the company has also developed a new, more potent powder form that is helping to raise the ingredient's profile. Published: 17-May-2013 |
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David JagoDirector of innovation - MintelThere are two speeds when it comes to energy products: Slow and fast, says Mintel trend-spotting guru David Jago. Published: 17-May-2013 |
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Paul ClaytonProfessor - Oxford University Institute of Food Brain & BehaviourNations and populations are in peril of being swamped by the cost of their healthcare systems unless a severe nutrition policy rethink can occur, says a leading academic. Published: 16-May-2013 |
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Dilip Ghosh PhD, FACNDirector - NutriConnectPersonalized nutrition has been the Holy Grail of nutrition science. Dilip Ghosh, PhD, tells how the industry is getting closer to delivering on the promises that this approach implies. Published: 16-May-2013 |
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The working year is almost done, time to pause from ‘the business’ and embrace the festive season…go on, give it a big hug. Happy holidays! Published: 19-Dec-2012 |
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Alwine KardinaalSenior researcher for health and nutrition - Nizo Food ResearchExposing healthy people to modified pathogens in a controlled clinical trial setting could be an exciting new way for industry to overcome the challenges of health claim substantiation, says Nizo Food Research expert. Published: 29-Nov-2012 |
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George PontiakosPresident and CEO - BI NutraceuticalsThe industry’s big names have been complying with GMP regulations for years, but low barriers to entry have made it easy for less serious companies to do business with low GMP compliance, says the chief of BI Nutraceuticals. Published: 21-Nov-2012 |
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Elzaphan HotamCEO - Enzymotec USAThe cognitive health sector offers huge opportunities for dietary supplements, but it’s still evolving, says the CEO of Enzymotec USA. Published: 21-Nov-2012 |
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Michael BondHealth platform leader in Active Nutrition - DuPont Nutrition and HealthGiant of probiotic supply, DuPont, is not afraid to admit its European business has been altered by the rejection of probiotic health claims under the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR). Published: 21-Nov-2012 |
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Elan SudbergCEO - Alkemists LaboratoriesCurrent compliance levels to good manufacturing practice (cGMP) are ‘all over the place’, but ‘for the most part there is an increase in compliance’, says the CEO of Alkemists Laboratories. Published: 20-Nov-2012 |
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Cal BewickePresident - Ethical Naturals Inc.The cardiovascular health segment is here to stay, with the surge in product demand by baby boomers ensuring that growth will continue, says Cal Bewicke, president of Ethical Naturals Inc. Published: 20-Nov-2012 |
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One of the most interesting new product launches at Supply Side West last week was stress-buster Zembrin, the first patented, standardized and clinically studied extract of Sceletium tortuosum, a succulent plant known by the San people of South Africa as ‘Kanna’. Published: 20-Nov-2012 |
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Deshanie Rai, PhDSenior Scientific Leader, Human Nutrition & Health - DSM Nutritional ProductsIt’s 100 years since Casimir Funk came up with the term ‘vitamin’, but with an ever-increasing global population and negative reports in the media of their ‘ineffectiveness’ for select health conditions, what does the future hold for the humble vitamin? Published: 19-Nov-2012 |
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Jason SapsinSupplement manufacturers – particularly smaller companies – need a ‘cultural shift’ to cope with the demands of good manufacturing practices (GMPs), says a former associate chief counsel with FDA. Published: 19-Nov-2012 |
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Vivian Kjaer JensenBusiness development manager - Arla Food IngredientsAbout 60% of elderly hospital patients in the UK are malnourished according to recent data from the British Dietetic Association, a problem companies like Danish firm Arla Food Ingredients are trying to tackle with a new whey form. Published: 19-Nov-2012 |
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Jay Udani, MDFounder & CEO - Medicus ResearchBy applying physiological stressors like partial sleep deprivation, it is possible to test the effects of dietary supplements in healthy populations and stay compliant with DSHEA, says Dr Jay Udani, CEO of Medicus Research. Published: 16-Nov-2012 |
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Aurélie Mauray-Soulier, PhDMarket development manager - RoquetteRoquette is intensifying its research efforts into the protein potential of various plant forms, and used HIE to launch a pea form targeting sports nutrition products. Published: 16-Nov-2012 |
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Frank JakschCEO - ChromadexThe practice of dry labbing in the industry is continuing, and the practice is becoming more sophisticated, increasing the need for continued vigilance, says Frank Jaksch, CEO of Chromadex. Published: 16-Nov-2012 |
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Dr Rob WinwoodManager Scientific Communications - DSM Nutritional ProductsThe challenge of getting beneficial omega-3 fatty acids into finished products is a big one for the food ingredients and manufacturing industry. But how can suppliers and manufacturers work to get these ingredients into a wider range of products? Published: 15-Nov-2012 |
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Jeff HiltonChief Marketing Officer, Co-founder - Integrated Marketing Group (IMG)Consumer demand for personalized nutrition, and the response of healthcare practitioners to the potential for more holistic approaches to patient care and potential additional revenue streams are driving growth in this market channel, says a leading marketing expert. Published: 15-Nov-2012 |
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Steve MisterPresident and CEO - Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)The results of the recent elections mean that it’s business as usual for the dietary supplements industry, and the defeat of Prop 37 in California is not the end of the genetically engineered food issue, says Steve Mister, President and CEO of CRN. Published: 15-Nov-2012 |
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Despite the ‘NO’ vote on Prop 37, the momentum behind sourcing non-GMO ingredients remains as strong as ever, with non-GMO Project verified sales up 66% and a new class action lawsuit against a major food brand over ‘all-natural’ claims on products containing genetically engineered ingredients being filed almost every week. Published: 15-Nov-2012 |
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Scott BushVP Marketing - Nutrition and Health - DuPontRecent studies using DuPont’s HOWARU strain combination, combined with a better understanding of ‘the rules of the game’, will lead to positive health claims in Europe, DuPont’s Scott Bush has confidently predicted. Published: 14-Nov-2012 |
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Aaron SecristQuality & Regulatory Manager - NOW FoodsOnce GMP inspectors from the FDA move beyond the first tier of GMP compliance, the next big wave of warning letters from the agency could be on the issue of finished product testing, says a leading quality and regulatory expert. Published: 14-Nov-2012 |
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Consumers, market researchers tell us, want foods that are ‘wholesome’, ‘authentic’, and above all ‘natural’, although few of them can articulate what this means. And they are not alone. Regulators have not had much of a stab at defining ‘natural’ either, says Justin Prochnow, an attorney in the Denver office of law firm Greenberg Traurig. Published: 13-Nov-2012 |