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Ex Drinks LLC has announced the launch of Ex Aqua Vitamins, a beverage line made with natural fruit extracts and vitamins.

Police in China have arrested 96 people for using melamine-tainted milk powder to produce dairy products, Reuters reported today.

Police in China have arrested 96 people for using melamine-tainted milk powder to produce dairy products, Reuters reported today.

Soy specialist Solae (St. Louis) has opened a new food applications center in Shanghai to focus on food, beverage, bakery, confectionery, and meat-product innovation, with a focus on Asian food systems.

Fuji Chemical Industry Co. has shifted its commercial cultivation of astaxanthin source Haematococcus pluvialis from its facility in Hawaii to its Swedish facility.

Indian dietary supplement markets earned revenues of $37.7 billion in 2009 (representing a 16% growth rate), according to a recent report on Indian dietary supplement markets from Frost & Sullivan.

Verdure Sciences (Noblesville, IN) has issued a white paper on its Boswellia serrata research, with a focus on human bioavailability.

Whole-food supplement manufacturer MegaFood (Derry, NH) has joined the EarthSmart Green Rate program, created by the Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH).

The company will distribute Dishman Netherlands D3 ingredients for human food and animal feed.

Radiocarb Genetics Inc. is offering an industry first of foods with reduced radiocarbon levels.

Nutraceuticals International LLC has named Paul Gaglioti to its sales team.

If FDA begins requiring Investigational New Drug (IND) applications as a prerequisite for performing dietary supplement studies on humans, it could stifle research.

Should drug and supplement companies be required to alert investors whenever any adverse-event report (AERs) over a product arises-in case an AER is predictive of a larger problem with the product that could devalue shareholder stocks?

OmniActive Health Technologies (Short Hills, NJ) has developed videos and additional marketing materials to educate consumers and health professionals about the importance of supplementing with proper amounts of lutein and zeaxanthin isomers.

A new pet industry report from Packaged Facts (Rockville, MD) suggests there is much to look forward to.

"Napoleon's Choice" offers all-natural ingredients for a number of pet health problems.

BioAstin, the natural astaxanthin ingredient from Cyanotech Corp. (Kailua-Kona, HI), has been self-affirmed generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in food, beverages, and supplements, at a dose of 1.5 mg/serving.

The newly formed Nutrition Industry Association reports that it will be hosting 2011’s annual Spring Forum, an event previously hosted each year by the Drug, Chemical, and Allied Trades Association (DCAT).

DuPont Nutrition & Health and Applied Biosciences has agreed to acquire Danisco for $5.8 billion, with assumption of $500 million of Danisco debt, the companies announced today.

The ingredients delay oxidation to maintain color in paprika and red-colored spice blends.

Fuji Health Science Inc., a producer of astaxanthin, has announced a marketing agreement with India-based organic spirulina provider Sanat Products Ltd.

The American Chemical Society member specializes in intellectual properties relating to chemical, pharmaceutical, and nutrition industries.

Taylor will step in for 60 days until Sharfstein's replacement is announced.

The top insights learned from 2010 dairy nutrition and product research, according to the Dairy Research Institute.

Ingredient supplier Beneo shared a few predictions for the functional ingredient market for 2011.

Market research firm Innova Market Insights has shared its predictions for the top-ten emerging trends that will impact new-product activity this year

Scientists in the digestive- and immune-health sector have initiated a new petition, protesting what they say is an “illogical” process of approving health claims in the European Union.

The company has received certification ensuring its supplements are manufactured according to FDA’s GMP standards.

Just when it looked like the Food Safety Modernization Act was ready to become law, a lead candidate to head the subcommittee in charge of FDA’s budget is now sounding off on the bill.

He will become Maryland's state secretary of health and mental hygiene.