Diet rich in sulfur amino acids may aid bowel healing
16-Nov-2009 - A higher intake of sulfur-containing amino acids like cysteine following intestinal surgery might aid healthy...
Gut microflora and obesity: Study highlights potential for pre-, probiotics
12-Nov-2009 - US researchers have successfully transferred gut bacteria from obese humans to germ-free mice, a breakthrough...
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Life in a European health claims wasteland
09-Nov-2009 - Ka-CHING! Hear that? No it’s not the sound of overflowing cash registers as consumers throw...
Paper proving source of antioxidants for Swiss firm
02-Nov-2009 - A Swiss company extracting what it claims are antioxidant polyphenols from pulp and paper processing...
Nutrient database can assist health claims
27-Oct-2009 - Pooling nutrient information is becoming an important and time efficient way for companies scientific data...
Tate & Lyle backs Asian prebiotic in Europe
26-Oct-2009 - A new partnership with chemical group Solvay will enable the distribution of a low dosage...
EFSA publishes probiotic guidance
22-Oct-2009 - Genetic typing, internationally recognised naming protocols and evidence of consistency in the final product have...
July 2010: When EU health claim compliance reaches store shelves
15-Oct-2009 - The European Commission has set itself the goal of processing the 94 generic article 13.1...
Resistant starch and wheat bran may boost bowel habits
15-Oct-2009 - Increased intakes of resistant starch and wheat bran may improve regular bowel habits in healthy...
UK censors Danone probiotic TV ads
14-Oct-2009 - The voluntary UK advertising watchdog has told Danone to cease broadcasting TV adverts that stated...
Lallemand puts spotlight on immune-benefits for probiotics
14-Oct-2009 - Immune health from gut health is not too obscure for consumers, but work needs to...
Scientists question EFSA probiotic logic
08-Oct-2009 - Three University of Reading scientists wrote to the European Commission in July expressing concern about...
Yoghurt group unfazed by mass probiotics rejection
07-Oct-2009 - The European Food Safety Authority’s mass rejection of probiotic dossiers is not the disaster it...
Consumer press highlights probiotic health claim failures
06-Oct-2009 - Last week’s European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claim opinions have received a lot of...
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How tomatoes are informing Danone's probiotic claims
29-Sep-2009 - Danone’s newly submitted article 14 probiotic, diarrhoea health claim, is a product of the ongoing...
Prebiotics may protect against travellers’ diarrhoea: Study
29-Sep-2009 - Supplements of a prebiotic galactooligosaccharide mixture may reduce the incidence of travellers’ diarrhoea by about...
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The benefits of a probiotic witch hunt
28-Sep-2009 - Get your pitchforks ready! There are evil-doers out there! We’ve been conned: Probiotics don’t work....
Fish oil supplements (sans liver) are ok, says UK professor
25-Sep-2009 - The UK professor who found himself at the heart of an industry storm after...
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Inside Yakult's probiotic science culture
24-Sep-2009 - In HG Wells’ The War of the Worlds it is not the almighty weapons of...
Danone to resubmit bolstered article 13.5 dossiers
22-Sep-2009 - Danone will resubmit withdrawn article 13.5 European Union probiotic health claims by year’s end with...
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Are health claims curbing freedom of speech?
21-Sep-2009 - The US FDA is being sued over its health claims regime – actions that are...
‘Gut friendly’ pizza – coming to a neighborhood near you
18-Sep-2009 - With probiotic yogurt shots beginning to establish themselves on US grocery store shelves, are consumers...
Danone re-enters EU probiotic health claim game
16-Sep-2009 - Global probiotics leader, Danone, has submitted a new disease reduction article 14 health claim linking...
Prebiotics may stop early stage colon cancer: Study
04-Sep-2009 - The products of prebiotic fermentation in the gut may prevent the growth, and promote the...
World first probiotic 100% juice launched
02-Sep-2009 - Swedish dairy pioneer, Skånemejerier, has extended its Scandinavian-leading juice range, Bravo, to incorporate probiotic strains,...
