Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

San Diego-based flavor firm Senomyx has discovered a new taste modifier ingredient that can enhance the sweet flavor of both high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose, allowing food manufacturers to use less of either sweetener in formulations.

Published: Aug 08, 2012

Israel-based nutraceutical ingredients company LycoRed has received European patent for its proprietary extraction process of the Lyc-O-Mato oleoresin from tomatoes.

Published: Aug 07, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Food ingredients firms are resisting the impact of rising costs by switching to less expensive options and delivering added value products, solutions and blends to customers, according to Euromonitor International.

Published: Aug 07, 2012

ForeverGreen Worldwide, a provider of nutritional foods and other health products, plans to launch its products in Russia in the third quarter of this year.

Published: Aug 04, 2012

Tata Chemicals, a leading salt manufacturer, has made a regional launch of India's first national brand of packaged iron fortified iodised salt in Karnataka.

Published: Aug 04, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

The future of baking combines innovation with tradition while respecting the cultures of individual countries, according to research by Belgian bakery ingredients manufacturer Puratos.

Published: Aug 04, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Food manufacturers need to seek advice from allergen experts to cater for the "enormous" and "alarming" rise in allergies and intolerances, states Allergy UK.

Published: Aug 04, 2012 By: Anne Bruce

Retailers are unlikely to see sales volumes on food recover in the next year, as prices will be pushed up due to a poor worldwide harvest, economists suggest.

Published: Aug 03, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Caffeine consumption may help control movement in people suffering from Parkinson's, according to new research.

Published: Aug 03, 2012 By: Michelle Yeomans

According to Frutarom, vitamin K2 K-7, a supplement renowned for targeting bone health, has the potential to be adapted to beauty from within products to benefit the skin, resulting in a more healthier, more radiant complexion.

Published: Aug 03, 2012 By: Anne Bruce

The Department of Health (DoH) says it has no plans to change its '5 a day' scheme, despite receiving criticism on Channel Four's Dispatches programme and from the Fresh Produce Consortium.

Published: Aug 03, 2012

A substance that is commonly found in many sports supplements has been banned in Australia. The announcement to ban the ingredient, known as DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine), interestingly came via the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).

Published: Aug 03, 2012

Creative Edge Nutrition, a nutritional supplement company, has acquired Innovative Fulfillment, a provider of fulfillment and other logistics services businesses within the direct to consumer channel.

Published: Aug 02, 2012

The French agency responsible for policing the country’s food supplements market told NutraIngredients today the controversial stimulant DMAA has been prioritised by its 2500 agents in a nationwide crackdown.

Published: Aug 02, 2012

The FMC Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire Pectine Italia S.p.A., a manufacturer of pectin for the food ingredients market.

Published: Aug 02, 2012

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the regulatory body for therapeutic goods in Australia, has prohibited sale, supply and use of DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine), an ingredient used in some sports supplements.

Published: Aug 01, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Global sales of aspartame “decreased considerably” during the first quarter of Ajinomoto’s financial year, according to the company.

Published: Aug 01, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Over supplementation with iodine during pregnancy could lead to the development of congenital hypothyroidism in newborns, according new clinical case data.

Published: Aug 01, 2012

The U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to investigate imports of xanthan gum from Austria and China, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission. A preliminary anti-dumping duty determination is due on or about Nov. 12.

Published: Jul 28, 2012

Israel-based nutraceutical ingredients company LycoRed has acquired Vitan, a Ukraine-based producer of beta carotene biomass and other types of carotenoid biomass.