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The website of the American Dietetic Association (ADA; Chicago) now houses an improved men’s health and nutrition section, where visitors can gain insight on what foods are being geared for better men’s health.

Innova Market Insights (Duiven, Netherlands) is reporting survival signs for ethically-positioned products and premium products, even in tough economic times.

Ingredient suppliers demonstrated all of the ways good-for-you nutrients can be incorporated in palate-pleasing food and beverages.

The bill’s announcement comes on the heels of a letter Durbin sent to FDA recently, questioning the agency’s policy on foods containing ingredients such as melatonin.

In particular, the letter expresses the senators’ expectations that the NDI guidance will be in line with the policies enacted by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DHSEA).

The move is intended to help European consumers make healthy food choices.

Nutra Products Inc. confirms that the company has received a U.S. patent for an alkalizing compound which can make nutritional ingredients more palatable.

CEAMSA’s Ceamfibre 7000 citrus peel fiber is a natural, gluten-free, and allergen-free solution for water holding, fat replacement, and texturizing in food products. The ingredient boasts over 85% fiber content.

Authorities are increasingly considering the use of healthy-product logos, according to international food policy consultant EAS.

A committee of 22 members will seek solutions for the coexistence of U.S. genetically modified and organic agriculture.

A joint venture has positioned DSM in a fast-growing Chinese food enzyme market.

Ergothioneine is naturally occurring and is produced by the microbes in soil most commonly found in species of mushrooms, grapes, meat, and dairy products.

The San Jose-based botanical extract supplier recently passed a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) inspection conducted by SGS.

Food allergies may affect more children than previously reported.

The certification includes product reviews, facility and product inspections, and required testing for gluten at less than 10 parts per million.

National Starch Food Innovation’s (Somerset, NJ) has introduced PRECISA Cream 10, an ingredient for reducing or even eliminating milk fat in dairy products without losing creaminess.

The Natural Products Association has partnered with Assurance Agency Limited to offer discounted rates on medical insurance.

Costa Rican sweetener manufacturer LAICA has introduced Natuvia, a zero-calorie stevia-sucrose sweetener using PureCircle stevia.

The juice labels call out the products’ Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) value, which the company says is between 3000-5000 ORAC units per 8-oz serving and nearly twice the amount found in the leading pomegranate juice.

The group’s goal is to identify areas of largest potential for increasing dairy demand.

Faced with a huge increase in finished product and ingredient imports, the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans for large-scale international outsourcing of its test and audit procedures.

Ten weeks after receiving a rare positive opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the health claims around its Isomalt sugar replacer, Beneo has announced a rise in the global list price of 20%.

Steve Siegel will discuss the ethnobotany history of herbs from Peru, as well as some current marketing trends in product formulation

Prepared foods will feature some of Sabinsa’s signature Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) ingredients.

The results are in.

Take a look at PureCircle.com.

Total Nutraceutical Solutions Inc. has introduced Ergo-D2, a mushroom-based whole food ingredient intended to boost vitamin D levels.

PackagedFacts anticipates that major players will help account for an anticipated 45% growth in natural and organic food and beverage sales in 2011.

Lutemax 2020 is said to be the only eye-health ingredient to “combine a unique balance of lutein with two additional carotenoids, RR-zeaxanthin and RS-(meso)-zeaxanthin, in a highly bioavailable ratio.”

New product launches making functional claims have grown 28% each year.