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Canada Clinical Nutrition Market: Key Developments
- On November 1, 2022, Nestlé Health Sciences, a provider of nutrition products, completed the sale of the Gateway infant formula plant in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, along with U.S. and Canadian rights to the Gerber Good Start infant formula brand to Perrigo.
- In July 2022, Abbott Nutrition, a developer of innovative and science-based nutrition products, launched two new pediatric products: Pedialyte Electrolyte Therapy Drops and Pedialyte Gummies. These easy-to-ingest formulations provide essential hydration support for kids suffering from illnesses.
Canada Clinical Nutrition Market: Key Trends
- Increasing initiatives by the regulatory authority for the development of personalized nutrition products: Regulatory authorities are indulged in providing funding to inpatient and outpatient clinics for the development of personalized nutrition products. For instance, in January 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded US$ 170 million would be disbursed for a period of over five years to clinics and centers across the country for a new study that will develop algorithms to predict individual responses to food and dietary routines. Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program (NPH), will recruit a diverse pool of 10,000 participants who are part of the NIH’s All of Us Research Program to inform more personalized nutrition recommendations. In this project, the NPH would take into consideration individual genetics, gut, microbes, and other factors such as lifestyle, biological, environmental, or social factors, etc.