Beneo to Host Euro Conference on Prebiotic Fibers, Functional Carbs
The program includes various presentations on scientific and regulatory affairs.
By way of its Beneo-Institute for scientific and regulatory research, the Beneo Group will host a second European Scientific Symposium, specifically focusing on prebiotic fibers and functional carbohydrates. The event will be held during March 12-13 in Heidelberg, Germany at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
Beneo’s symposium will feature presentations from academic experts on emerging science and regulatory approaches to these food ingredient categories, including:
- Physiological importance of carbohydrates with a low glycemic response for the human body
- Options to reduce the glycemic properties of food
- The effects of the European legislation in light of EU Health Claim regulations
- New perspectives on what constitutes healthy human gut microbiota
- The role of prebiotic fibers in weight management and infant nutrition
Senate Committee has released the text of 2024 Farm Bill, with changes to hemp regulations
November 19th 2024The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry has introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, which will serve as the Senate’s draft for the 2024 Farm Bill.
NPA’s lawsuit against FDA on NMN stayed pending agency’s decision on citizen petition
November 6th 2024The court has granted a joint motion for stay filed by NPA and FDA, pending the agency's decision on the citizen petition asking FDA to reverse its stance on NMN's status as a dietary ingredient.
Recent study compares the effectiveness of two probiotic products on colicky infants
October 31st 2024The study compared AB-Biotics and Kaneka Probiotics’ probiotic formulation of Bifidobacterium longum KABP®-042 and Pediococcus pentosaceus KABP®-041 to Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938 (LR) from Biogaia.
