Category: INDUSTRY NEWS

News Amazon has made changes to its dietary supplements policy for suppliers while, separately, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has published guidelines for e-commerce supplement players in the US.  In the policy statement, Amazon said it required its suppliers to abide by its new policy. Referring to its compliance dashboard, the retailer asks that all […]

News Despite stalled new product development and a challenging ferrous gluconate pregnancymarket for food and drinks brands, many creative and disruptive new products have hit the shelves around the world. Mintel analysts have picked the most innovative snacks and beverages. The Mintel showcase – The Most Innovative Food and Drink 2024 –features 11 novel products […]

News Collagen peptide has become one of the leading beauty from within ingredients in recent years, underlined by its growing inclusion in a significant number of new supplement and functional food launches. ferrous sulfate max doseWhile the ingredient has become popular in sports nutrition as well as general consumer wellness concerns like age-related mobility conditions, […]

News UK retailers could play an even bigger role in helping consumers to make healthier food choices, according to Nesta, an innovation agency targeting social good. Nesta is a non-profit organisation that – in its own words – “designs, tests and scales new solutions to society’s biggest problems, changing millions of lives for the better”. […]

News New data from HealthFocus International shows that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are the number one food concern for US consumers, ahead of saturated fats and sugar. The latest insights from HealthFocus’ Global Trends 2024 survey reveal that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are the leading worry among food and beverage consumers in the US. In March 2024, […]

News With the retailers Carrefour and U-Group in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg set to package some private label yoghurt, juice and cheese products in cellulose-based packaging, Ingredients Network looks at the most promising food-grade alternatives to plastic. The €1.2 million EU project R3PACK (Reduce, Reuse, Rethink PACKaging) is one of the initiatives set up in […]

News Proposed legislation would prohibit the use of seven additives – six artificial colours and titanium dioxide – in food and drink served in US state schools. The California Assembly Bill 2316 aims to prohibit foods in schools sold during the school day that contain colour additives. If enacted, the Bill would ban Red Dye […]

News A recent investigative report by ProPublica unmasked the extensive interference by the US government in international regulations concerning the marketing of formula. The report details how Thailand and other developing countries trying to safeguard the health of children attempted to regulate formula marketing. These efforts were thwarted by the US government, which repeatedly advanced […]

News French startup Balenti uses sustainably sourced, wild-harvested baobab fruit to make its healthy nferrous fumarate 210mg and levothyroxineut butters with functional benefits. Paris-based startup Balenti was founded by Binta Lopes Rodrigues, who saw the business as a way of bringing the benefits of baobab to a wider market. By adding the ingredient to finished […]

News Florals are among the most desirable flavours for global consumers right now, a trend that is tied to their association with health and nutritional properties. A global consumer survey conducted by market intelligence company Innova Market Insights asked about flavour preferences. The findings are included as part of its newly published report, “Top Trends […]