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EFSA consults on riboflavin draft opinion

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on dietary reference values for riboflavin (vitamin B2). from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2puL16e via IFTTT

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DuPont health & nutrition president on mega mergers, start-up successes and new product launch plans

Despite its recent mega mergers and billion-dollar business deals, DuPont is still very much focussed on collaborating with start-ups. “ Not everything has to be invented in our labs ,” its nutrition and health president Matthias Heinzel tells FoodNavigator. from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2pZF8un via IFTTT

Major international project to understand how events in pregnancy affect healthy ageing

An international project has been launched to better understand how events during pregnancy and childhood influence the development of disease later in life, with the University of Western Australia and medical research organisation The Telethon Kids Institute leading the Australian effort. from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2pZGm8G via IFTTT

Educating consumers on omega-3 benefits, and reminding them of those, remains challenge, event attendees told

Educating consumers on the benefits of omega-3s and keeping those benefits forefront in their minds as they make buying decisions remains one of the principal challenges of the market, experts told attendees on a NutraIngredients-USA webinar that ran live yesterday. from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2pX0R69 via IFTTT

Salty food diminishes thirst and increases hunger: Study

New research has reversed ideas about the health impacts of a high salt intake diet, and may have implications for salt reduction campaigns throughout Europe - though public health campaigners have called the results  "contrived".  from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2pBMh4C via IFTTT

Delivery Formats: Will consumers sip their supplements?

At this year’s Natural Products Expo West, Trace Minerals Research launched a line of supplement straws. The company isn’t the first to play with this concept, but it certainly is one of very few. So what’s the appeal of dipping one’s toes into these relatively unknown waters? from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2pBv4rI via IFTTT

Sports nutrition regulation has improved but is still uncertain: ESSNA

Regulation for sports nutrition has had a long and winding road over the last decade but there are still issues that need addressing, says European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) vice-chair Stuart Shotton ahead of his talk at Vitafoods 2017 in a few weeks. from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2oJTjEe via IFTTT

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What should EFSA do to improve the NHCR?

The aims of health claims are to encourage fair competition, prevent the public from being mislead and to promote innovation, but more and more companies are being put off by the application process. What needs to change? from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2p7fIxP via IFTTT

PepsiCo launches Nutrition Greenhouse incubator: ‘The latest food innovation is coming from both big & small players’

PepsiCo has launched an incubator programme to help nurture the ‘best and brightest’ entrepreneurs in the nutrition, health and wellness sectors. Eight ‘breakthrough brands’ will benefit from a €25,000 ($26,500) grant each, and access to experts from PepsiCo.   from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2o76jSh via IFTTT

Industry pays tribute to NOW founder Elwood Richard

Tributes are flowing in for the late Elwood Richard, founder of natural products industry leader NOW Foods, for his significant impact on the health food channel through the decades. Elwood passed away last week after a lengthy battle with cancer.  from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2p5EgEv via IFTTT

Industry pays tribute to NOW Founder Elwood Richard

Tributes are flowing in for the late Elwood Richard, founder of natural products industry leader NOW Foods, for his significant impact on the health food channel through the decades. Elwood passed away last week after a lengthy battle with cancer.  from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2on8SDt via IFTTT

Combined with omega-3 oil, microencapsulated probiotic has higher survival rate, says study

When a probiotic is co-encapsulated with omega-3-rich tuna oil, not only do the bacteria adhere better on the intestinal wall, but more chemically intact omega-3 fatty acids are released from the oil, researchers in Australia discovered from an in vitro experiment. from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2oblq0A via IFTTT

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DSM opens new Dutch biotechnology centre

Global food and nutritional ingredients supplier DSM continues its €100 million investment in R&D with the opening of a new biotechnology facility near its Delft HQ for food. from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2ovfvVg via IFTTT

Probiotics and memory: When conclusions can go too far

A recent rodent study indicated that a combination of probiotics may impair memory in healthy animals – conclusions that industry experts say go ‘a bit too far’, and are at odds with the totality of the evidence. from NutraIngredients RSS http://ift.tt/2nQL88V via IFTTT