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WILD Flavors used SupplyWide West to present a seminar titled “Novel Bioactives for Targeted Immune Health.”

Indena says its olive fruit extract Opextan obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for use as a food ingredient in a number of food categories.

Folic acid is already recommended to prevent birth defects, but the supplement could lower risk of autism as well.

Many Americans take zinc supplements to zap colds, and a new study seeks to explain how the mineral works.

Thanks to Kansas State University research, part of a healthy diet can include a hamburger rich with omega-3 fatty acids.

Probi has signed a research and development agreement with the German company Symrise.

GOED, the Global Organization of EPA and DHA Omega-3s, has appointed a new board of directors for its fiscal 2012-2013 year.

Consumer acceptance of food colorants has shifted as attention to coloring ingredients increases. For this reason, there has been a growing demand for colorants in foods and beverages to be “natural.” The legal definitions of what is natural when it comes to color have been a source of confusion for consumers and manufacturers alike.

College students, who took probiotics had shorter, less severe colds than students who did not take the beneficial microorganisms, U.S. researchers found.