A successful challenge for the CFIA The challenge was not easy to take up in such a sanitary context, but the CFIA (Carrefour des Fournisseurs de l’Industrie Agroalimentaire) was well held last 9, 10 and 11 in Rennes. First physical event for the profession in Europe after a year of almost no activity, exhibitors and visitors were present. On the ingredients and IAPs side, the vegan, clean label and made in France trends (still) took center stage, with the Nutri-Score in the spotlight. You had to show your credentials to micronized and soluble, which contains 28% cal- have the chance to enter the trade cium. On the subject of calcium, Omya offers its shows: as a precursor to the imple- patented solution to help ingredients be compac- mentation of the health pass, a nega- ted in particular. This is a functionalized calcium tive test less than 48 hours old or other proof of carbonate, consisting of a calcium carbonate core immunity were required for visitors to enter. For and a tricalcium phosphate surface. Thus tea ex- this purpose, a tent had been set up to perform tracts can be more easily integrated into powder last-minute tests. The exhibitors were not sub- formats. Staying with minerals, Dr. Paul Lohmann ject to this constraint. Behind the masks (man- took advantage of the CFIA to launch Magnesium datory for all), smiles were visible. The organizers Citrate Malate, a double complexed magnesium confirm: «the sector’s industrialists were able to salt for greater solubility and stability. Authorized exchange ideas, and the show allowed for more on the European market (Novel Food) last March, opportunities forvisitors and exhibitors to me ».et it allows the use of «magnesium» claims related Although there were no crowds in the aisles, the to stress and fatigue. Applications can be shots, visitors were there to do business, and the quality ampoules, syrups, as well as effervescent tablets of the discussions was high. 200 for translucent solutions. A definitely successful Gathered in hall 4, the ingredients and IAP pro- edition for this atypical CFIA that allowed profes- fessionals were about 200. On the nutrition side, sionals to find their way back to the trade shows, the Nutri-Score was in the spotlight, with manu- exhibitors in Hall 4 formarking the resumption of physical exchanges. facturers multiplying solutions to improve the nu-ingredients and IAPs. The appointment is already noted for next year, tritional density of food products. More fiber, less with the traditional dates of the show this time, sugar, fat and salt, and more protein are the levers that is to say March 8, 9 and 10, 2022. • used to enable a «good» Nutri-Score. In this mis- sion, several companies have distinguished them- selves such as Eurogerm, the Givaudan/Naturex group, Barentz, the Soufflet group, Th. Geyer, Eurospechim, Nuwen. In the background, the French origin is still an important criterion as underlined by Plantex with its extracts made in France, and Inveja with its vegetable production chain of western farmers (lupin, millet, lentils, etc.). Clean label and naturalness are also strongly present; Fontarom has developed a new range of natural atomized flavors whose raw materials are derived from the fruit. These include a lemon fla- vor based on essential oil of lemon, and a new one: hemp flavor. Vidya also has its «hemp» offer with French and organic seeds. At the fair, fini- shed product concepts were presented to visitors in the form of butter cookies and aperitif snacks. Also organic was Esenco’s calcareous seaweed, stnevE — stnemenèvÉAIFC- 261 -