Institut Rosell-Lallemand acquires DSM probiotic line
09-Mar-2010 - Dutch chemical company, DSM has sold its LAFTI range of probiotic strains targeted at immunity...
Vitamin D may play key role in immune system activation
08-Mar-2010 - Insufficient levels of vitamin D may reduce our immune system’s ability to react to infection,...
‘We’ve had enough of EFSA’, says fed-up global probiotics group
05-Mar-2010 - After months of silence the director general of the International Probiotics Association (IPA) has delivered...
Apple fibres may boost immune health: Study
03-Mar-2010 - Soluble fibres like pectin from apples may reduce the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and...
Batch two fall-out: Goodbye article 13.1, hello article 13.5
26-Feb-2010 - Article 13.1 health claims are being rejigged and resubmitted under the proprietary and emerging science,...
EFSA mass rejects probiotics and antioxidants as article 13.1 batch two published
25-Feb-2010 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued negative opinions to ‘most’ of 416 health...
Special edition: Antioxidants
Overview: The (seemingly) unstoppable antioxidant powerhouse
16-Feb-2010 - In the first instalment of this antioxidants special NutraIngredients scans a diverse global market that...
Danone resubmits Actimel probiotic immunity health claim
10-Feb-2010 - Ten months after it withdrew its marquee probiotic submissions from the European Union health claims...
Winclove withdraws probiotic health claims to avoid market “damage”
08-Feb-2010 - Dutch probiotics supplier, Winclove Bio Industries, has pulled its entire range of 30 health claim...
EFSA health claim opinion
EFSA rejects Danone’s infant immunity prebiotic claim
05-Feb-2010 - Danone Baby Nutrition says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) failed to engage in “direct...
How EU health claim rules affect TV and radio ads
03-Feb-2010 - The UK Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) has revised its guidelines to bring them...
Vitamin, minerals may reduce eczema risk in children
01-Feb-2010 - Increased intakes of beta-carotene, vitamin E, folic acid, and iron may reduce the risk of...
EFSA should rethink immunity claim opinion, says Wild
01-Feb-2010 - German supplier Rudolf Wild GmbH claims the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) failed to explain...
Vitamin D may protect against Crohn’s disease
29-Jan-2010 - Low levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of developing Crohn’s disease, suggest results...
Probiotics player ‘puzzled’ by EFSA health claim response
25-Jan-2010 - Swedish probiotics player, Probi, is pursuing “unofficial” dialogue with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)...
Indian probiotics market to quadruple by 2015
21-Jan-2010 - India’s probiotics market has been highlighted by researcher Frost & Sullivan as a “major growth...
Danisco enters niche probiotic juice category
21-Jan-2010 - Beverage manufacturers seeking to extend their health and wellness portfolio can now incorporate a clinical...
Beneo: EU health claim ‘scientific agreement’ remains unclear
04-Jan-2010 - Belgian ingredients giant, the Beneo Group, says new European Union health rules favour ‘active’ health...
Health claims: How do we define ‘healthy’?
14-Dec-2009 - With ‘healthy’ populations identified as the ideal for the European Food Safety Authority’s health claims,...
Danone resubmits marquee probiotic gut health claim
01-Dec-2009 - Danone has resubmitted an article 13.5 gut health claim for its flagship probiotic product, Activia,...
Irish dairy and academia unite over functional ingredients
27-Nov-2009 - Four major Irish dairy ingredient players and four academic institutions form the nexus of a...
Inside the Beneo Institute
26-Nov-2009 - The Sudzucker-owned Beneo Group established the Beneo Institute in late 2009 to give “new oxygen...
Chr Hansen adds Australian probiotic to portfolio
23-Nov-2009 - Leading probiotics supplier, Chr Hansen, has inked a deal with Australian start-up, Probiomics, that will...
Yeast ingredient shows promise for reducing airborne allergies
20-Nov-2009 - Supplementation with a yeast fermentate may improve allergy symptoms like runny nose, according to the...
Weekly comment
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...
