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Tiny Particles with Big Benefits

Nanoparticles may be unknown to many consumers due to lack of labeling requirements, but their ability to enhance nutrition in foods and dietary supplements piques the interest of many natural product manufacturers. ...More
May 9, 2011
Posted in Articles
Soy Labs Breaks Ground on Missouri Plant Science Center

Soy Labs, LLC recently broke ground on the Missouri Plant Science Center (MPSC) in Mexico, Mo., which will serve as a biotechnology hub for companies to perform cutting-edge research and perfect manufacturing processes for ingredients and finished products that are the ...More
May 14, 2010
Posted in News
Boosting Nutrition Values in Corn

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers and colleagues at Purdue University and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have identified two genes in corn that are linked to higher beta-carotene levels, and developed a cheaper and faster way to ...More
May 3, 2010
Posted in News
Nutritional Impact on Immune Function

Immune health is at the forefront of consumer minds, as healthcare becomes increasingly expensive and the people face more viral and bacterial challenges. Numerous natural Products have been researched for activitieis and benefits in immune function. ...More
February 4, 2010 By Steve Myers
Posted in Articles, Immune Health
How GMPs Ensure a Quality Capsule

GMP compliance is critical to ensuring the production of finished dietary supplement capsules. ...More
February 1, 2010
Posted in Articles, Contract Manufacturing
New Product Development Co. Formed

Gary Brenner, formerly VP Marketing and Business Development at Solbar Industries Ltd., announced the creation of his new company, Brenner pharma/food Business Development Ltd., in Israel. ...More
January 25, 2010
Posted in News
Nanoceuticals: Tiny Size, Big Potential

While not entirely new, nanotechnology is making inroads in the natural products industry, and there are far more questions than answers. Insider peers into the current regulatory, market and research environment on nanotech and nanomaterials in supplements and foods. ...More
November 30, 2009 By Steve Myers
Posted in Articles
FDA Raids Store Seeking Steroids

SAN FRANCISCO—Federal agents working on behalf of FDA raided a Max Muscle supplement store in the city’s Castro neighborhood, searching for two supplements, Tren Xtreme and Mass Xtreme, the agency claims contained illegal, synthetic steroids. They also hit the Pacifica, ...More
July 27, 2009
Posted in News, Sports Nutrition
Neptune Plant Expansion Dulls 1Q

LAVAL, Quebec—Phospholipid ingredient supplier Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (NASDAQ:NEPT) reported a decline in first quarter (1Q) fiscal 2010 revenues and earnings, but announced the new plant opening that affected these results is now operational and on ...More
July 15, 2009
Posted in News
A Strategic Approach to the European Functional Foods Market

Cultural preferences, market dynamics and a different regulatory structure are all key considerations for American companies looking to expand the reach of their nutritional products into Europe. ...More
October 13, 2008 by Esther Hunter, Ph.D., and Steve Lisansky, Ph.D.
Posted in Articles