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Infant formula supplemented with fatty acids to get US launch

11-Jan-2002 - The Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories has announced plans to launch an infant formula supplemented with two fatty acids that function as nutritional building...

Tantivy to distribute V-Tech products

09-Jan-2002 - Tantivy Sciences has signed an exclusive distribution license with V-Tech LLC, a California-based biomedical company which develops medical foods, dietary supplements and pharmaceutical applications to...

Soil Association refutes organic food claims

09-Jan-2002 - Organic food promoter the Soil Association has refuted claims made in a recent survey by Mintel that consumers are becoming increasingly cynical about the safety...

GNC extends Scan-Diet range

09-Jan-2002 - General Nutrition Companies (GNC) has added two new products its Scan-Diet range of weight loss products - Scan-Diet Bars and Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Shakes. Scan-Diet is...

Industry directors give their opinion for 2002

04-Jan-2002 - The US-based journal Nutraceuticals World has asked several industry executives to reflect on the past year in nutraceuticals and make predictions on the year 2002....

Consumers becoming sceptical over organic food

04-Jan-2002 - A survey has found that Scots have the strongest belief in the health benefits of organic food, with a fifth of them saying it's better...

Oversupply to continue in UK organic dairy market

21-Dec-2001 - The British organic dairy products market is to show healthy growth in the coming years however oversupplies are set to continue, market analysts Organic Monitor...

A look at performance-enhancing products

17-Dec-2001 - The US Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is to hold a conference, "The Science and Policy of Performance-Enhancing Products" in January at the Natcher Centre,...

Natural supplement in beverages to boost immune system

14-Dec-2001 - Natural supplement company Schiff is to introduce a new kind of immune support supplement it claims is based on the body's natural antibodies. The line...

Divisions in German organic food market investigated

30-Nov-2001 - The German organic food industry appears to be taking the lead in Europe with Renate Künaste, the agricultural minister, pushing for changes in agricultural policy...

Top US selling nutrition bar beats the giants

30-Nov-2001 - A nutrition bar for women, manufactured by a small, private food company, is now the top-selling brand in the energy/nutrition bar category in US grocery...

Opposition to Norwegian functional ingredients patent

26-Nov-2001 - Norwegian functional foods company Nutri Pharma ASA announced recently the filing in the European Patent Office (EPO) of an opposition to its granted European patent,...

Health concerns continue to drive functional food growth

26-Nov-2001 - New evidence confirms the motivations behind the functional foods market. A report released recently from UK market analysts Key Note states that the market is...

Organic company receives first Bord funding

23-Nov-2001 - Simply Organic, a new organic vegetable company is the first fresh organic produce enterprise to receiving funding under the Irish Bord Glas Business Support Programme. ...

Strong growth for health & wellness products, market analysts reveal

23-Nov-2001 - Despite a worsening US economic outlook and the impact of the September 11 attacks on consumer confidence, shoppers continue to buy organic milk, veggie burgers...

Pharma company wins 2001 Health award

21-Nov-2001 - Targacept, Inc., a development pharmaceutical company that focuses on neuronal nicotinic receptor-based therapeutics, received an award from the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association...

Organic, the fastest growing market

19-Nov-2001 - Organic food continues to be one of the fastest growing segments of the European food market. The value of organic food sales has increased by...

UK organic sales lead Europe

19-Nov-2001 - Sales of organic food in the UK are rising faster than in any other European country, according to a new report launched today by the...

Dietary supplements industry moves closer to universal standards

16-Nov-2001 - The US National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) and NSF International, The Public Health and Safety Company(TM) announced this week that they have formed a strategic...

Supplement company cashes in on Anthrax scare

16-Nov-2001 - Go2Pharmacy, Inc., a US manufacturer of dietary supplements, announced this week that it has developed and begun marketing an immuno-modulator, an all-natural herbo-nutrient supplement, called...

Energy bars and soymilk help strong soy sales growth

17-Oct-2001 - The market for soyfood products in the US has experienced strong and steady growth during the past 20 years and in 2000 grew by 21.1...

Natural Products Expo opens doors, despite tensions

15-Oct-2001 - Despite current tensions in the United States and elsewhere in the world the Natural Products Expo East, a trade show for the $32 billion (35.2...

UK organic veggie sales grow

12-Oct-2001 - Sales for organic vegetables in the U.K. and Northern Ireland are continuing to grow according to a new report published on the organic market in...

Food manufacturers discuss organics

10-Oct-2001 - The UK Food and Drink Federation's Organic Manufacturers Liaison Group has organised a seminar at the Natural Products EXPO in Washington DC, USA on 13...

Nutritlite dietary supplements first to receive certification

09-Oct-2001 - NSF International, a US Public Health and Safety Company(TM), announced on Monday the first five products to receive certification through the NSF Dietary Supplements Certification...

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