Insights & Field Notes
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The functional food ingredients landscape is evolving faster than ever. Consumer demand for science-backed health benefits, combined with regulatory shifts in major markets, is driving formulators to explore new actives that deliver both efficacy and clean-label appeal. Here are five ingredients we
The Scale of the ProblemBotanical extract adulteration is not a fringe issue. The American Botanical Council estimates that adulterated botanical ingredients cost the global nutraceutical and functional food industry approximately $1.2 billion annually. The most commonly adulterated species — inclu
A New Regulatory Landscape for Excipient ImportersThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published a major revision of Annex 1 of the EU GMP guidelines, which came into full effect in August 2024. For the first time, the guidelines explicitly address the qualification of excipient imports from non-
he Hidden Variable in Every MCC SpecificationWhen procurement teams evaluate microcrystalline cellulose, the first thing they look at is purity — typically ≥ 99.5% cellulose, with tight limits on heavy metals, sulphated ash, and water-soluble substances. These are important, but they are not the v