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GLOBAL – The recent whole grain consumer insights survey by Oldways Whole Grains Council, a Boston nonprofit consumer advocacy group that encourages the consumption of whole grain products, found that 16% of respondents were avoiding carbohydrates. Even though this percentage is down from 18% in the 2021 survey, the study reveals that Gen Z and millennial consumers are increasingly avoiding…
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USA- Scientists at the Children’s Nutrition Research Center of the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed healthier varieties of sorghum to meet the nutritional needs of mothers and children in sub-Saharan Africa. The new varieties are the result of 20 years of collaborations from scientists with the USDA-ARS, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, North Carolina State University’s…
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INDIA – The Defence Ministry and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have forged a powerful partnership in a step toward enhancing the health and well-being of India’s Armed Forces. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a resolute commitment, the two entities aim to promote healthy eating practices and ensure the availability of safe and nutritious…
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USA- Leading pet food manufacturer Hill’s Pet Nutrition has introduced new products featuring MSC-certified seafood and insect protein for pets with sensitive stomachs and skin. The company’s already popular Science Diet Sensitive Stomach & Skin portfolio is now available with MSC-certified Alaskan Pollock and insect protein. According to the pet food company, the new formulas feature high-quality, traceable, and wild-caught…
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USA- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has announced a voluntary withdrawal of a combination medicated feed for swine under the New Animal Drug Application (NADA) 140-954. The regulatory authority urges feed mills, veterinarians, and pork producers to stop using Safe-Guard (fenbendazole) and Lincomix (lincomycin) in combination in swine feed. This combination removes certain…
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FRANCE- Dsm-firmenich, a leading global innovator in nutrition, health, and beauty, has completed the acquisition of French-based postbiotics pioneer Adare Biome for an enterprise value of €275 (US$299.64) million. “The Adare Biome teams will enable us to accelerate the creation of next-generation biotics to support the health of people and animals,” said Philip Eykerman, President of Health, Nutrition & Care.…
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NETHERLANDS- DSM-Firmenich has announced that it would accelerate its plans to restructure its vitamin business to improve its performance as the vitamin markets continue weakening, negatively affecting its outlook for the second half of 2023. “The challenging conditions in vitamin activities have further deteriorated during June, affecting both pricing and volumes, where the company had expected stable to improving conditions…
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USA- Functional ingredients specialist Beneo has launched Beneo-scL85, a short-chain fructooligosaccharide (scFOS) that promises to reduce the sugar used in snacks and baked products, by enriching them with dietary fiber. The scFOS are prebiotics and do not undergo digestion in the small intestines. Instead, they are fermented by the microflora in the colon into short-chain fatty acids. Therefore, they do…
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NETHERLANDS — Global agricultural commodities trading company Louis Dreyfus Company BV (LDC) has created a new Food & Feed Solutions platform within its value chain segment to help it address the need for health and nature based products. According to LDC, the platform will debut in January 2023 and will focus on developing and growing LDC’s presence in the lecithin,…
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