SBI HOLDINGS, INC. 
By
January 6, 2012
SBI Holdings, Inc. SBI ALApromo Co., Ltd.
SBI ALApromo Co., Ltd., (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo;
Representative Director and CEO: Yoshitaka Kitao; "SBI
ALApromo"), a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc., that conducts
research and development of cosmetics, health foods and
pharmaceuticals using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)* has
announced that its health food,
'NatuALA ONE' became nationally licensed by Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Philippines.
With the certification of product registration from the
Philippine authority, SBI ALApromo is preparing for the
launch in the Philippines within the year, collaborating with
local firms. In Japan, SBI ALApromo has already sold health
foods containing ALA, such as "NatuALA-Bio," "NatuALA Black
Garlic" and "NatuALA-BCAA." Going forward, SBI ALApromo will
reinforce overseas sales structure.
SBI ALApromo will continue product development, to support
the health of as many people as possible through provision of
health foods containing ALA. Research progress and up-to-date
information of ALA will also be sent out from "ALAplus
Research Laboratory" (URL: http://www.ala-plus.jp/).
* About 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA):
An amino acid created in mitochondria. It is an important
substance that serves as protein material related to energy
production in the form of hemes and cytochromes, and its
productivity is known to decrease with age. ALA is contained
in shochu distillation remnants, red wine and food such as
radish sprouts. It is also known as a material forming
chloroplasts in plants.
