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Algatechnologies announced that its natural AstaPure brand has received GRAS status from FDA for use in food and beverages.

The Codex Committee on Food Additives will meet in March to discuss whether to adopt key draft provisions for food additives used in food supplements worldwide, says the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA).

Following an announcement by NSF International (Ann Arbor, MI) and NaTrue (Brussels, Belgium) that the companies plan to develop a new certification program for natural personal care products, the Natural Products Association has spoken out against the initiative.

The Natural Products Foundation is helping to clean up industry of illegal marketing claims by conducting its own voluntary product reviews.

The agency's expert panel supports the claim that thiamin "contributes to the maintenance of normal neurological development and function.”

The company has successfully defended its trademarked ForsLean ingredient, which was contested by Creative Compounds LLC’s marketing of an ingredient called “Forsthin.”

Nutrafiles (London), a health ingredients market research group, has named Carotech's Tocomin complex its 2010 ingredient of the year.

A Los Angeles-based supplier of dietary supplements has reportedly reached a $2.65 million settlement with a California task force that accused the company of mislabeling or falsely advertising seven of its products.

This is the company's third consecutive completion of GMP compliance with STR auditors.

Schiff Nutrition International says that the consideration is based on service, quality, and on-time delivery.

A Nutritional Outlook exclusive interview with Fabienne Saadane-Oaks, head of Danisco’s BioActives division.

Nutraceuticals ingredients supplier Nutraceuticals International has launched its newly designed website, www.nutraintl.com.

The results shed a light on which dietary supplements consumers are purchasing more (or less) of.

Customers will now be able to validate the quality and stability of the company’s krill products over time and under accelerated conditions.

Chitin-glucan fiber ingredient Artinia, targeting cardiovascular support, has been self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS).

Despite a September 2010 federal ruling which banned the sale and planting of genetically-modified (GMO) sugar beets, the USDA now says it will allow for the cultivation of GMO sugar beets under “carefully tailored measures.”

Ingredient supplier Fluxome A/S (Stenløse, Denmark) has announced that it will provide resveratrol for an upcoming Danish study on resveratrol and long-term human use.

Whole-food dietary supplements marketer Standard Process Inc. (Palmyra, WI) was recently presented with Nutrition Business Journal’s (NBJ) Business Achievement Award for Investment in the Future, based on the company’s “strategic investments on several fronts

DSM Food Specialties (Delft, The Netherlands) announced new appointments in its cultures division.

Caravan Ingredients (Lenexa, KS) has promoted Keith Clemens to director of food ingredient sales.

Charles Ross & Son Co. (Hauppauge, NY) is promoting three sizes of its V-Blenders, which the company says are most often used for the dry blending of free-flowing solids.

Raw-material ingredient adulteration can happen anywhere in the supply chain. Find out how to prevent it.

Privately held probiotics manufacturer UAS Laboratories (Eden Prairie, MN) was profiled in the January issue of Finance Monthly.

Once niche, the gluten-free market has moved into the mainstream. Between 2006 and 2010, the U.S. gluten-free food and beverage market saw 30% compound annual growth rate.

How an automated system can help your company manage its product labels.

Daniel Fabricant will be leaving the Natural Products Association to join FDA’s Division of Dietary Supplement Programs.

Stable Micro Systems has introduced a new universal product support system for its Volscan Profiler, an instrument to control production in baked goods.

Food and beverage retail sales saw only 2% growth in 2010, reaching $560 billion, according to a new Packaged Facts report.

In its latest auction of its cranberry concentrate on January 28, Ocean Spray’s Ingredient Technology Group (Lakeville-Middleboro, MA) says it saw an average price increase of 17%.

The LIF Sensor was designed to provide blend uniformity and end-point detection during blending of powders, as well as for liquid applications.