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Consumers can benefit from taking vitamins in addition to eating a healthy diet, stresses the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN; Washington, DC) in response to a Good Morning America segment aired today.

A new company has plans to harness the benefits of gac fruit, a Vietnamese superfruit.

Phytosterols are one of the few winners in EFSA's latest round of health claims opinions.

A new curcumin ingredient is being touted for improved bioavailability. MicroActive curcumin, launched by BioActives LLC (Worcester, MA) and MayPro Industries (Purchase, NY), is described as a “micronized, multistage time-released ingredient.

Drug company Bayer has agreed to a $3.3 million settlement after being sued for associating prostate-cancer claims with its One A Day Men’s Health vitamins. The suit was settled between Bayer and attorneys general from California, Illinois, and Oregon.

The Natural Products Association (NPA; Washington, DC) is urging PBS’s “NewsHour” show to disclose which supplement brands were tested following an October 21 segment that reported that no active ingredient and misidentified substances were found in some products.

The company is showing greater interest in the visual health market.

Pycnogenol, EpiCor, and DeltaGold were the three ingredients singled out this year by SupplySide West’s Scientific Excellence Awards. Awards were presented at the trade show last week.

Indena’s (Milan) Meriva curcumin ingredient, touted for its advanced bioavailability, was voted best new product of the year by the European Outsourcing Awards. Among other things, the program recognizes innovations that enhance existing therapeutics for disease conditions.

In an attempt to self-regulate the zeaxanthin industry, members of the Zeaxanthin Trade Association have adopted an analytical method of testing for specific isomers.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Parma, Italy) has issued positive opinions for the omega-3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) for eye, brain, and heart health.

A new study underlines the superior bioavailability of FloraGlo lutein, combined with Actilease beadlet technology, to the eye’s macula. The study was performed by Kemin Health LC (Des Moines, IA), developer of FloraGlo, and DSM Nutritional Products (Parsippany, NJ), developer of Actilease.

Kemin Industries (Des Moines, IA) plans to construct 6 new manufacturing facilities, 3 new research labs, and a new corporate building over the next five years, the company announced this week.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM; Washington, DC) has completed the first phase of a report on how consumers understand the various messages used on food and beverage packages.

A new website allows consumers to track the origins of the soybeans used in each carton of Silk soymilk.

Residents of the remote town of Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar are receiving a charitable offering of children’s multivitamins from supplements manufacturer NHK Laboratories Inc., the company recently stated.

Canada places BPA on List of Toxic Substances.

Krill oil supplier Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (Laval, QC) has been awarded health claims from Health Canada (Ottawa, ON) for its NKO krill oil.

Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands) has acquired Microbia Inc. (Lexington, MA), a biotechnology research and development specialist previously owned by Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA).

Contract manufacturer Sirio Pharma Company, Ltd., has begun operating its new soft-gel plant in China capable of producing eight-billion soft-gel capsules per year.

According to Cognis (Monheim, Germany), it has become one of the first suppliers of functional cosmetic ingredients to have its broad raw materials, including cosmetic oils, emulsifiers, and surfactants, certified natural by NaTrue.

Nutrient premix specialist Fortitech announced plans to double the size of its facility in Campinas, Brazil, taking the facility to 65,000 sq ft. The expansion is planned to be complete late next year.

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Supplements company New Chapter says that it is the first U.S. vitamin company to have its products verified as non-genetically modified (non-GMO) by the Non-GMO Project, North America’s only third-party source for verifying non-GMO products.

Functional ingredients are commonly challenged by their delivery methods, as taste, ease of digestion, and even proper absorption can be serious obstacles. For these reasons, innovative delivery systems remain at the forefront of today’s nutrition.

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED; Salt Lake City, UT) has launched its Proud Member logo that its member companies can use on their websites and advertising.

Lipid Nutrition’s (Channahon, IL) PinnoThin satiety ingredient has been Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by FDA.

When a company harnesses the credibility of a high-quality branded ingredient to enhance the reputation of its finished product-only to then quietly switch that key ingredient for a lower-quality ingredient somewhere along the line-I call it “nutritional counterfeiting.”