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IFF's Genencare OSMS achieves Upcycled Certified certification

Gegencare OSMS d'IFF obtient la certification Upcycled Certified

IFF’s Health & Biosciences division is pleased to announce the three ingredients in their Genencare OSMS personal care bioactives range have achieved certification through the Upcycled Food Association’s (UFA) Upcycled Certified™ Program. IFF is one of the first ingredient suppliers to receive the upcycled certification in the cosmetic active category.

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Launched in 2021, the UFA’s Upcycled Certification Program is the world’s only third-party certification program for upcycled food ingredients and products. This certification serves to legitimize food waste as a reputable and reliable source for beauty ingredients and ensure that such products are manufactured to the highest standards. It also helps consumers to identify products that include upcycled ingredients in the formulation, while providing a quality standard.
Upcycled foods use ingredients that would not have otherwise been consumed. They are procured and produced using verifiable supply chains and have a positive impact on the environment.

An associate member of the UFA since 2019, IFF achieved this certification for three ingredients of the Genencare OSMS range: Genencare OSMS BA, Genencare OSMS MI, and Genencare OSMS CC.
These active ingredients are obtained from the by-product of sugar beet processing known as sugar beet molasses. With IFF’s technology, sugar mills can now extract more sugar from the de-sugarization process, and betaine molasses can be processed into GENENCARE® OSMS ingredients in the form of highly purified crystalline powders.
Consisting of natural osmolytes, namely betaine and inositol, the Genencare OSMS range is an active ingredients range which cosmetic benefits cosmétiques include skin moisturization and barrier …

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