To help ensure the quality of popular food ingredients increasingly being incorporated into products sold in the United States and worldwide, standards for omega 3-rich krill oil and natural, low-calorie stevia sweeteners are among the latest proposed revisions to the Food Chemicals Codex, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention that publishes the codex announced Wednesday.

The maker of Splenda has introduced a new zero-calorie sweetener. McNeil Nutritionals said Nectresse, made from monk fruit extract, is 100% natural.

Kashi has launched two USDA-certified organic cereals that combine organic corn flakes with a touch of natural sweetness.

Kashi has launched a new soft-baked snack that combines the company's signature blend of seven whole grains with unexpected real food ingredients.

SodaStream has launched a new line of flavors sweetened with an all-natural plant-based sweetener.

There is "fair evidence" to support the use of xylitol, a natural sweetener used in gums and mints, to prevent inner ear infections in healthy children, according to a new evidence review.

NuGo Nutrition on Wednesday announced the launch of its diabetic-friendly meal-replacement bar product line called NuGo Slim.

A line of all-natural, 100% juice blends has arrived in more than 290 Publix stores across four states.

McNeil Nutritionals has introduced new Splenda Essentials no-calorie sweetener products.

Honey Naturals last week started offering parents a free bottle of Zarbee’s children’s cough syrup in exchange for a Facebook photo of them discarding a competitive brand of cough syrup.

KidKupz on Tuesday announced its new medicine-dispensing cups soon will be available nationwide through Walgreens....