After three years of legal arguments with Norway's Natural over the
rights to CLA patents, US-based PharmaNutrients has been awarded a
sublicence giving it access to the WARF patents.
Speciality chemicals business Cognis saw first half sales rise a
mere 1 per cent on the same period last year, generating €1,633
million. The company's chief financial officer blamed the difficult
world economy for slowing growth,...
Swiss speciality chemicals group Lonza announced yesterday that it
was to restructure two business sectors, resulting in the loss of
225 jobs or 3 per cent of its 6,400 workforce.
Galaxy Nutritional Foods, a producer of plant-based dairy
alternatives, has extended its UltraSmoothie range with the launch
of a single-serve version, expected to go on sale in the US from
October 2002.
US supplement manufacturer Natrol is expanding its distribution
with a new unit set up to run direct-to-consumer network marketing.
The new business, 'Annasa', will launch with four nutritional
products for cellular renewal.
A survey of adult cancer patients in western Washington has found
that more than 70 per cent use alternative therapies and almost all
report substantial improvements in well-being as a result of the
treatments. Dietary supplements...
US biotech company Interleukin Genetics said it has signed an
agreement with an undisclosed major consumer products company to
develop and market proprietary genomics-based nutritional and
skincare products.
A diet high in starchy foods such as potatoes, rice and white bread
may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in women who are
overweight and sedentary, according to a new study. Historically,
cigarette smoking had been the only...
Middle-aged French men who drank two or more glasses of wine
regularly after a recent heart attack were less likely to have a
second heart attack or other cardiovascular complications compared
to nondrinkers, according to a study...
Soybeans are being developed to turn off a protein that triggers
allergic reactions in some children and adults, US Agriculture
Department scientists said yesterday.
Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a statement
rejecting claims by an American organisation that the mycoprotein
Quorn is unsafe. The organisation says that it should remain on
sale.
A chemical analysis of PC-SPES, the herbal supplement used to treat
advanced prostate cancer which was recalled in the US and Canada
earlier this year, has shown that the supplement was contaminated
with the synthetic drugs warfarin,...
After months of speculation, Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche
said it has agreed the sale of its leading vitamins unit to Dutch
chemicals company DSM for €2.25 billion.
Women who consume a large amount of dairy foods may reduce their
risk of ovarian cancer, finds a recent study. Researchers at the
University of Hawaii in Honolulu found that women with the highest
intake of dairy products were 54...
A new study suggests that women may need more antioxidants than men
because they experience more oxidation, a link to higher risk of
heart disease and other diseases. More research is needed to
explain the findings.
The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition has released information on its new system for
tracking adverse event reports on foods, cosmetics and dietary
supplements.
Canadian biotech company CV Technologies has reported a 30 per cent
increase in revenues for the third quarter of FY 2002, attributed
to greater volume of sales from natural health products.
Although most people would never consider that the effects of their
morning coffee would have any similarities to those of cocaine
recent research reveals that the two stimulants similarly alter a
specific signalling activity in the...
A report by America's Institute of Medicine of the National Academy
of Sciences which claims that there is no known safe intake amount
of trans fatty acids in the diet could lead to new food labelling
guidelines in the US.
Unilever Bestfoods is to extend its Flora Pro-Activ brand into
yoghurt and milk in an attempt to meet consumers' growing demand
for health-driven food products.
Today's fast food eating sedentary lifestyle which leads to
obesity, is not only putting people at risk of heart problems and
diabetes but also of cancer.
