Sebastian Krawiec is Editor at Nutritional Outlook.
Black seed oil may be effective antimicrobial compound for skin health, says recent study
December 9th 2021TriNutra has announced the results of a study comparing the antimicrobial activities of a four black seed oils with varying levels of the phytochemical compound thymoquinone and free fatty acid.
Nutritional Outlook’s 2021 Best of the Industry Awards, Ingredient Supplier: Seraphina Therapeutics
December 7th 2021With the discovery and commercialization of what may be a new essential fatty acid, Seraphina Therapeutics is poised to become a leader in developing scientifically substantiated nutritional solutions.
New consortium to advocate for novel food ingredient approval for allulose in EU and UK
December 6th 2021Cosun Beet Company, Ingredion Inc., Matsutani Chemical Industry, and Samyang Corp. have formed a new consortium designed to help bring allulose to the European Union and United Kingdom, and support its nutritional labeling as a carbohydrate.
DNA barcoding study retracted after co-author raises concerns about its validity
November 24th 2021The study's co-author Ken A. Thomspon could no longer stand behind the results because the study's DNA data was not posted at the time of the article’s publication in 2014, and that when the data was uploaded eventually in September 2020, review of this data was unable to confirm that it was actually derived from the research described in the article.
NPA petitions U.S. Court of Appeals to declare OSHA vaccine mandates unlawful
November 18th 2021The Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing issued by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration requires all employers with more than 100 employees to mandate that their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or to require weekly testing and masking of unvaccinated employees.
Ocean Spray and Brightseed collaborate to unlock the health potential of cranberries
November 18th 2021Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. and Brightseed has announced an agreement to leverage Brightseed’s Forager AI to profile the compounds in cranberries and discover new connections between cranberries and human health.
Vitamin K2 may help in treatment of chronic kidney disease, says recent animal study
November 15th 2021A recent animal study found that vitamin K2, when combined with phosphate binders, may be a useful therapy for chronic kidney disease patients. The vitamin K2 in the study was MenaQ7 K2 as MK-7, supplied by NattoPharma, which is a part of Gnosis by Lesaffre.
NZMP and Sun Genomics establish partnership to validate probiotics in real-world settings
November 15th 2021NZMP and Sun Genomics have established a partnership to conduct consumer studies. The results of this consumer testing will provide complementary evidence to existing clinical trials on the NZMP's ingredients.