New Zealand-based dairy company Fonterra will make commercial samples of specialty paediatric ingredient NZMP Galacto-Oligosaccharides (GOS) available for infant food manufacturers by early next year.
Due to its partnership with Dairy Crest, Fonterra will be able to provide the specialty paediatric ingredient to food manufacturers across the world.
NZMP GOS is believed to provide digestive relief and enhance mineral absorption, reported Nutritioninsight.com.
Dairy Crest will produce 10,000t of GOS annually, as production begins full scale. Fonterra's international distribution network will be used to market the product, which will be sold under the NZMP brand.
NZMP GOS will be manufactured at Dairy Crest's Davidstow facility in Cornwall.
Dairy Crest has invested £20m to establish a modern ingredients facility to manufacture GOS.
Fonterra Regional Director Ingredients Europe Middle East/Africa Han Huistra was quoted by Nutritioninsight.com as saying: "Combined with Fonterra's expertise in paediatric nutrition, the ever growing portfolio of NZMP ingredients gives manufacturers even more flexibility to fine tune their products.
"We are delighted to add this important ingredient to our portfolio of specialised NZMP ingredient offerings. A new facility brings the very real advantages of being able to capitalise on latest control systems and equipment to consistently produce high quality products. What makes this exciting is that traceability and supply versatility have also been designed as key traits for this business launch."
Dairy Crest managing director functional ingredients Richard Jones was quoted by the website as saying: "By leveraging our expertise in the manufacture of dairy products, and Fonterra's global reach and supply capabilities, we are delighted to successfully deliver high quality nutritional products to meet growing market demands. It is a testament to the strong Fonterra-Dairy Crest partnership and our ability to meet the desire globally for quality nutrition."
It is believed that the infant formula manufacturers of China and Europe will be among the first to use the ingredient.
