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A Colorado Senate Bill (SB 23-176) titled “Protections For People With An Eating Disorder” has been amended to remove restrictions to the sale of dietary supplements marketed for weight management.

The company explained why its PlexoZome liposomes are true liposomes—and why others on the market might not be.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has signed House Bill 544 into law to regulate the sale of delta-8 THC products.

At Expo West, the company and its farmer-partner explained how they’re working together to make regenerative farming a profitable business model.

Anderson Advanced Ingredients announced that it has received a “letter of no objection” from FDA in response to its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) notification for a resistant dextrin made from tapioca.

The gelatin, branded Confixx, allows gummy manufacturers to work with different active ingredients while also simplifying the production process and creating cost savings, without compromising on texture.

Now continues its industry self-policing program with the testing of bromelain products sold on Amazon by unfamiliar brands.

Or will brands find ways of portraying immune health as a relevant concern long-term?

Compared to other mature markets such as Europe and the United States, APAC is a growing market for micronutrient consumption and production.

At this year’s Natural Products Expo West trade show, Brightseed discussed a new consumer survey the company conducted asking that very question.

Len Monheit, executive director of the Global Prebiotic Association, and Per Rehné, CEO at prebiotic ingredient supplier Clasado Biosciences, describe key developments coming down the prebiotic pipeline.

If passed, the law would prohibit the sale of delta-8 THC or any other hemp-derived substance with an intoxicating effects on consumers to those under the age of 21, while also setting standards for the production and sale of said products.

The two pieces of legislation are called the "Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2023," and the "CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2023."

How testing and certification give sports-nutrition brands an edge.

Tips for natural brands to win in today’s retail environment, from the experts at Social Nature.

For KeHE, the partnership will better equip the company to support the development of healthier and sustainable food products while continuing to be the first to market with delicious, innovative new products for consumers.

The study, conducted at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, compared a patty made from proteins sourced from brewer’s spent yeast to conventional beef and a vegan patty as benchmarks.

Regrow Ag, a leading MRV (measurement, reporting, and verification) software provider, and xarvio Digital Farming Solutions, a BASF digital farming brand, are collaborating to advance the decarbonization of agriculture.

Consumers’ supplement preferences differ by generation. Sarah Marion from Murphy Research explains how to successfully market to today’s evolving supplement audience.

This is the first food the company has grown using its On-Demand Breeding process, which is non-GMO and uses epigenetics to develop plant traits 10 times faster than current methods.

The Informed Choice quality assurance program from LGC has extended its product offering to CBD and hemp product certification.

Derived from the citrus peels of lemons and limes, the Fibertex CF citrus fibers are non-GMO, gluten-free, and have an inherent ability to control moisture and bind fat in various applications.

Aker BioMarine’s branded krill oils – Superba 2 and Superba Boost – have become the first and only raw material ingredients to receive IKOS (International Krill Oil Standards) certification.

The Sustainability and Regenerative Practices Toolkit 2.0 is a user-friendly and easily accessible collection of resources to help leaders in the global botanical industry to implement ecologically and socially responsible practices.

Beneo provided eight harvesting machines and four threshers to ease workloads and improve yields for small-scale rice farmers in Laos.

The patent was issued on February 28, 2023 by the U.S. Patent Office, and protects the composition and dosage of safranol in the encapsulated saffron extract.

Batory Sweetener Solutions has entered into an agreement with the Canadian sugar reduction experts, NutraEx Foods Inc.to distribute its SugarLike line of products.

Leading supplement brands explain how today’s multivitamins meet modern needs.

ADM has signed a joint venture agreement with Marel, a leading provider of advanced food processing solutions, to build an innovation center in the heart of the Netherland’s food valley at the Wageningen University & Research Campus.

The petition asks FDA to reverse its decision that NMN is not a dietary ingredient, and to exercise enforcement discrection.