With five weeks left until the closing date for entries for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2022, we’re often asked about the judging process, so here’s what you need to know…
The Sports & Active Nutrition Summit returned as an in person event in San Diego earlier this month, breaking attendance and engagement records along the way. Here are some of the key takeaways from the NutraIngredients-USA staff.
Delegate registration is now open for the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas in Washington DC, with speakers already for a blockbuster opening session on microbiome modulation to boost immunity and improve COVID outcomes.
The Natural Products Association has filed a citizen’s petition calling for FDA to either rule that CBD is a legal dietary ingredient or to make a rule allowing enforcement discretion on the substance.
Sabinsa has secured Novel Food approval for its patented curcuminoid metabolite ingredient C3 Reduct, giving supplement manufacturers in Europe a bioavailable curcuminoid option.
Nestlé Health Science has agreed to acquire weight management service, PronoKal (PnK) from investment company, Abac Capital, to “add a new dimension” to its weight management portfolio.
Kerry has announced the acquisitions of two biotechnology firms in a move that it hopes will boost its manufacturing capabilities, expertise and technology portfolio.
From ashwagandha for sleep to Holy Basil for daytime functioning and concentration, ingredient supplier Lodaat has reported the publication of a number of studies for its ingredients.
Givaudan and US-based Fiberstar have entered an agreement to further commercialize FIberstar's citrus fiber ingredient, Citri-Fi, which can be used to replace a number of common texturizing ingredients in food applications.
Deepening science around prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics is providing formulators innovative new options for weight management products, with the category still front of mind for many consumers.
Indian ingredient manufacturer Synergia is stepping out from its longtime back channel supply relationships to sell fermentation-derived vitamin K2 directly to the US market.
ABF Ingredients has acquired French life science company, Fytexia Group for an undisclosed sum, providing it with direct access to the global market for polyphenols.
UK-based nutritional ingredients provider Cambridge Commodities has broadened its range of branded ingredients to offer a natural source of the amino acid L-theanine called TheaGreen.
Ongoing category growth, evolving immunity positioning, reacting to social media, and the long-tail of supply chain issues were just some of the take-aways from our recent Business Leaders Forum, which brought together the CEOs of Pharmavite, NOW, and...
A perplexing attitude towards enforcement on the part of federal regulators leaves the dietary supplement industry with little incentive to file New Dietary Ingredient Notifications, participants in a legal panel asserted recently.
With an ethos “to help people live healthier lives by using what nature provides us in its most pure and organic form”, British health drinks company Purearth has imminent expansion plans.
California-based ingredient supplier AIDP has concluded a deal to distribute minerals derived from fungus. The production approach is said to improve bioavailability.
DFE Pharma, a multinational manufacturer of excipients, has expanded its Nutroféli portfolio of solutions for the nutraceuticals industry with the addition of a maize starch range.
A new study on TamaFlex, an ingredient arising out of the Ayurvedic tradition, has shown benefits in a population with knee osteoarthritis, bolstering the scientific backing for the ingredient.
From supply chain to labor challenges, and from product innovation and differentiation to mandatory product listings, the NutraIngredients-USA’s Business Leaders Forum will dig deep into a range of industry issues.
The warnings FTC sent yesterday over COVID-19 treatment claims have included the social media platforms the advertisers used and on which they sold their products. It marks a change in policy that will be dissected as part of the agenda of the upcoming...
Iowa-based Kemin Industries has made a strategic investment in Wisconsin-based Driftless Extracts LLC, a USDA-certified organic hemp producer, processor, and ingredient supplier.
The flavonoid-like components of peanut stem and leaf extract appear to promote sleep quality via a mechanism of action that decreases neuronal excitability, according to researchers.
Clasado Biosciences wants to cut its carbon output by half over the next five years and will streamline operations to achieve its goal, according to CEO, Per Rehné.
Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is a safer and more pervasive therapeutic alternative to cannabidiol, say the authors of the Gencor Pacific-commissioned review, ‘Palmitoylethanolamide: A Potential Alternative to Cannabidiol.’
Belgian ingredients supplier, Puratos is to acquire the scientific expertise of THT in a bid to satisfy growing consumer demand for products that promote a well-balanced gut microbiome.
With data from a “pivotal” double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial just published and the first consumer product set to launch “in the coming weeks”, Netherlands-based NutriLeads is eying a strong 2022 in the US market for its carrot-derived...
The future of the immune support category will include other benefits like sleep, stress management, and metabolic health anchored to the core immunity ingredients, according to experts from ingredients giant ADM.
Danish biotech company, Biosyntia, and Munich-based, Wacker Group, are planning to expand production of fermentation-based biotin across Europe and into new markets.
A prototype biomarker that recognises antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis has been created by a team from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, who believe the tool could help in developing future biotherapeutics.
The NutraIngredients-USA Awards are back for 2022 with new two categories but the same commitment to honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people, and initiatives in the dietary supplements industry.
Olam food ingredients (ofi) is partnering with AI-phytonutrient pioneers Brightseed and its Forager platform to explore and identify novel bioactives in black pepper and garlic.
Peptides derived from a marine collagen source quelled intestinal inflammation in a new study using a mouse model of inflammation as well as human blood tissue.
The year is new, and a lot of people are getting out their crystal balls. NutraIngredients-USA is no exception, and here are our issues and topics to watch in the dietary supplements space in 2022.
A fire has extensively damaged a Van Drunen Farms/VDF FutureCeuticals facility in Momence, IL. No employees were hurt in the blaze, company officials said.
We spoke with industry experts from Nestle, Morinaga, Max Biocare and Shiseido to find out their 2022 predictions for health and nutrition trends, spanning insights across healthy ageing, infant nutrition, kids’, women’s, and men’s health.
As the year draws to a close, we thought it would be worthwhile to review the most read articles, with NAC, FDA kratom seizures, vitamin D benefits, and Elysium Health making the top 10.
Acute supplementation with Nutrition 21’s inositol-stabilized arginine silicate ingredient may enhance cognitive function and memory in healthy aduts, says a new study.
Lactalis Ingredients has officially inaugurated a new whey drying tower at its Verdun site in France. The facility now has a production capacity of 30,000 tonnes, allowing the dairy and ingredients supplier to expand into new markets.
