Kyowa Creates Amino Acid Quality Seal

NEW YORKKyowa Hakko Bio Co. Ltd. launched a quality seal for its unbranded amino acids, allowing its customers to label their products with the Kyowa Quality" seal. The mark is designed to show that its line of unbranded amino acids and related compounds are produced using the same sophisticated technologies and high-quality standards as the companys branded ingredients.

Manufacturers choosing Kyowas commodity products can co-brand with the Kyowa Quality seal to let consumers know the highest-quality ingredients were used.

Through our proprietary, science-backed fermentation technologies, Kyowa offers an extensive line of high-quality amino acids that support healthy metabolic activity," said Karen Todd, Kyowa Hakko USA director of marketing. Our customers can convey their dedication to pure, scientifically tested, ingredients by participating in the Kyowa Quality program."

In 2006, Kyowa Hakko was honored for its amino acid technology by receiving the Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award for the European amino acids market. The award recognized Kyowas technology for manufacturing amino acid dimers (di-peptides).