31 Jan 2020 --- In nutrition news this week, Gencor received four health claims for its female healthy aging ingredient Libifem in Canada. Kaneka Americas Holding (Kaneka) also obtained Canadian approval for its Floradapt Cardio probiotic ingredient as supportive of cardiovascular health. Meanwhile, a Lonza production plant suffered a fatal accident following a gas leak. The Urban School Food Alliance spoke out about the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s recent changes to US school nutrition standards. In scientific endeavors, the majority of omega 3 supplements sold in the US were found to be “of good quality,” while research revealed natural, algae-based astaxanthin is more efficacious than synthetic or yeast-based astaxanthin.
