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An all-natural, heat-stable red colorant is designed to serve as an alternative in meat applications for the dye carmine, which is derived from the cochineal insect.

According to the FTC, Daniel Chapter One and Feijo deceptively advertised that four dietary supplements inhibit tumor formation or growth, eliminate tumors, treat or cure cancer, or heal the effects of radiation or chemotherapy.

The company is reassuring its customers that the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan did not affect production of its AHCC mushroom-based immune-health dietary supplement or its Oligonol polyphenol supplement.

The association is promoting the services of its association representatives who are available to speak on a variety of topics.

Nutritional Outlook magazine and World Health Store, the first foreign-owned and –managed health store company in China, have joined the association.

The ceremony will be held during the Natural Products Association MarketPlace, NPA’s annual trade show and convention, to be held June 23-25 in Las Vegas.

The company recently announced it expects to achieve an additional EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) of €275 million through the acquisition, stemming from 10.6% of Cognis’s 2009 net sales.

Researchers tested 21 brands of infant and baby nutrition products.

The benefits of carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin on vision were discussed at a congress convened in March in Schloss Hohekammer, Germany.

Dasani and Odwalla beverage bottles will soon be available exclusively in PlantBottle packaging-the company’s plant-based packaging.

Beginning in April, FDA enabled a new searchable tool on its website.

The association says the program will assist both manufacturers and ingredient suppliers in verifying the identity of botanical ingredients under GMP requirements.

USDA has announced that 60 products are now qualified to use the USDA BioPreferred product label, which indicates that a product’s packaging has been made entirely or mostly of biobased materials.

Walnuts have more antioxidants-and more potent ones-than any other nut, according to research presented at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society on March 27.

Select Whiskas and Sheba products are now certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council.

Calorie listing will be required of restaurants and vending machines with 20 or more locations.

Calorie labeling will be required of restaurants and vending machines with 20 or more operations.

Animal-derived vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) may be almost 10 times more potent than the plant-derived, vegan-friendly vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), according to research conducted through Creighton University and the Medical University of South Carolina.

Researchers performed a study to examine the molecular-level differences between gluten-associated disorders celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.

The brand focuses on customizing a dietary supplement regimen for consumers.

The company estimates that worldwide stevia sales reached 3500 metric tons last year, a 27% increase over 2009.

Kellogg Co. is pointing to a recently published study in the Archives of Internal Medicine that suggests that people who eat a high-fiber diet may live longer than those who fail to get enough dietary fiber each day.

The association has announced the winners of its 18th annual NPA Awards for their achievements and support of NPA and the natural products industry.

Sweet Green Fields will provide locally grown stevia for Zevia natural sodas.

Stevia developer GLG Life Tech Corp. (GLG; Vancouver) has announced major progress in its quest to bring stevia to China health foods and beverages.

No Small Thing: the benefits of nanotechnology are great-but so are the risks.

If you manufacture a product with phytosterols, beware. A series of recent regulatory developments is giving the health claim a face lift.

FDA noticeably increased its enforcement of food and dietary supplement labeling violations last year.

In case you haven’t noticed, there are a few more players in the certification business for natural and organic beauty products.

The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) announced that it is partnering with the Organic Center on an upcoming consumer research study.