03-Apr-2013 - Is 2013 the year for vitamin K2 in the US? A breakthrough study and growing awareness over deficiency point to progress, but consumer awareness is still growing in baby steps for ‘the most fascinating of all vitamins’, says a leading supplier.
27-Mar-2013 - Supplements containing vitamin K2 may reduce bone loss and improve bone impact strength in postmenopausal women, according to a new ‘ground-breaking’ study sponsored by NattoPharma.
28-Oct-2010 - Achieving the nutraceutical equivalent of ‘Intel Inside’ depends on a lot of factors, and issues like sustainability and ethical sourcing are becoming increasingly important.
22-Sep-2010 - With the entrance of a new vitamin K2 ingredient onto the US market, NutraIngredients-USA catches up with the state of play of vitamin K.
25-Mar-2010 - Supplements of vitamin K2 may improve bone health in people following organ transplants, says a new study that adds to the growing list of benefits of the vitamin.
12-Aug-2009 - The formal European Union approval of vitamin K2 as a safe food ingredient in foods and food supplements will benefit Norwegian supplier, Natto Pharma, both in Europe and abroad, the company says.
18-Mar-2009 - Vitamin K2 has won Novel Foods approval paving the way for the fermented soy extract to be used in a wide variety of applications across the European Union’s 27 member states.
10-Feb-2009 - Danish supplier Danisco BioActives and Norwegian vitamin K specialist, NattoPharma, have inked a deal that will see Danisco become the marketer and distributor of Natto’s vitamin K2 ingredient to the food industry.
18-Nov-2008 - It’s been a good week for Norwegian supplier, NattoPharma, which has had its application for the safe addition of vitamin K2 (menaquonine) to various foods and food supplements accepted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and won a Frost & Sullivan award.
05-Feb-2008 - PL Thomas is to market its vitamin K2 for use in dairy applications in the US, following the ingredient's GRAS designation, the company announced today.
04-May-2006 - The second new source of natural vitamin K2 is announced on the US market in as many weeks, as Blue California is becomes exclusive distributor of Vitamin K2-All Trans.