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An unbending look at joint health

Ageing populations are experiencing a range of health conditions, with deteriorating joints high on the list. In this special series NutraIngredients looks at the science, supply and regulations of the joint health market.

Aurora Algae ups ante in omega-3 market with plans for Q4, 2012 launch

Aurora Algae – the firm promising to turn up the heat in the algal omega-3 market by producing a concentrated 65% EPA-rich oil on a completely new scale – aims to ship out its first commercial products in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Regulation: Joint sales not hurt by health claim hole

The joint health space is in good shape in most markets globally with (mostly supplement) sales sitting at about $2bn.

Science: The emerging ingredients for joint health

In the fourth part of our series on joint health, we look beyond glucosamine and chondroitin to the next generation of joint health ingredients.

Science: The benefits of glucosamine and omega-3

In the third part of our series on joint health, we look at the sometimes conflicting but always burgeoning science behind the ingredients.

Supply: Joining the glucosamine supply gaps

In the second part of this NutraIngredients focus on joint health, we analyse the elbow work going on in the supply channel.

Glucosamine market reaching maturity

In the first part of a special edition on joint health, Nutraingredients.com looks at the market for the ingredient that far outpaces the others in the pack - glucosamine.

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Who is regulating EU cyber supplement sales?
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Who is regulating EU cyber supplement sales?

Food supplements are ideally suited for online sales: stable, light, high-value, popular with consumers. It is therefore...

Sexier mice eat probiotic yogurt: researcher hints at human implications

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The co-author of a research paper that found that mice fed probiotic yogurt displayed 'mouse swagger' and...

MEPs delay EFSA budget approval over conflict of interest and spending concerns

MEPs delay EFSA budget approval over conflict of interest and spending concerns

MEPs have voted to delay approving the way in which the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) spent...

Excessive nicotinic acid intake is damaging to health: BfR

Excessive nicotinic acid intake is damaging to health: BfR

The BfR – Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment – has called on consumers to refrain from...

222 EU health claims become law; experts predict “tsunami of cheap innovation”
EU article 13 health claims register

222 EU health claims become law; experts predict “tsunami of cheap innovation”

It’s official. Companies have six months – until December – to comply with the controversial European Union...

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