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On April 14, 2016, the Cornucopia Institute issued a report falsely claiming to expose a food industry cover-up in which Marinalg International[1] allegedly hid information that showed the food ingredient, carrageenan, is unfit for consumption. These outrageous and unsupported claims are the most recent in an ongoing campaign to mislead and alarm consumers about an

KEY INTERVIEW: Carrageenan Fights Back As Study Confirms Its Safety in Food Use On February 15, 2016, Food Ingredients First published an interview with toxicologist Dr. Myra Weiner, Carrageenan Fights Back As Study Confirms Its Safety in Food Use. In the interview, Dr. Weiner discusses common weaknesses in food additive research, using carrageenan as a

The following article was published on Rappler.com on November 13 regarding the beneficial role carrageenan can play for Filipino rice farming Seaweed additive can boost rice yield by 65% – gov’t scientists According to the article, research funded by the Filipino Government has shown that carrageenan can increase the productivity of rice cultivation. Carrageenan, a

Food Safety News, latest media outlet to tout findings of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) that carrageenan is not of concern. FAO/WHO Committee: Carrageenan Not of Concern in Infant Formula By Food Safety News June 30, 2015 According to a June 30, 2015 article by Food Safety News, the Joint FAO/WHO

Craft Beer and Brewing article explains how carrageenan helps home brewers produce clearer beer. Clear Beer, Part 1 Craft Beer and Brewing May 31, 2015 According to a recent article by Craft Beer and Brewing, carrageenan is an important fining agent used to reduce the haze of proteins and prevent the grouping of tannins in

Cargill introduces new range of sustainably sourced carrageenan May 12, 2015 Cargill News A Marinalg member company recently announced introduction of a new range of carrageenan derived from farmed seaweed, an alternate seaweed source, to reduce sourcing risks and provide a more sustainable carrageenan supply by expanding sources. The new carrageenan variety will be marketed

Marine brown algae sourced feed additive said to offer promise for broiler productivity May 4, 2015 Feed Navigator A study recently published in the journal of Poultry Science has found that supplementation of broiler chicken diets with purified polymannuronate (PM ) from brown marine algae stimulates the activity of beneficial cecal microbiota, resulting in increased

On August 17, the Washington Post published the article “Food additives on the rise as FDA scrutiny wanes,” which featured a section on carrageenan. Unfortunately, the article’s author, Kimberly Kindy, overlooked a number of important Ms. Kindy gets it right that carrageenan is a popular food additive because it helps meet consumer demands for high

Hear from the TODAY Show’s Health and Diet Editor about the important functions of carrageenan in food. “Antifreeze in your salad dressing? 7 ingredients that sound toxic but are safe” By Madelyn Fernstrom TODAY health and diet editor June 17, 2014 When you read the ingredient label of many packaged foods, you’ll often see lots

At its 79th meeting in June, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) completed an in depth review of the science related to the safety of carrageenan finding it to be safe for use in infant formula and formula for special medical purposes intended for infants. After reviewing the available research on carrageenan