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Vital insights from Vitafoods 2009

The NutraIngredients team caught up with industry executives, regulatory experts and trade groups at Europe’s biggest functional foods and supplements event. We bring you the latest developments from an industry facing up to a global economic downturn and European health claims uncertainty.

Jeff Hilton

Managing director - Integrated Marketing Solutions

Niche markets and recession-busting strategies

Kathy Groves (Leatherhead), Alan Smith (Consultant)

Round table: Nanotech and nutraceuticals

Bjørn Refsum

Chief executive officer - EPAX

Vertical integration: omega-3 from sea to supplement

Barrie Tan, PhD

President - American River Nutrition

E for emerging nutrient? The growth of vitamin E tocotrienols

Philipp de Simone,

Human nutrition and health regional sales director for the east, south east and middle east - DSM Nutritional Products

Inside DSM’s quality commitment

Synbiotics may cut infant infections: Lallemand study

A combination of probiotic strains and prebiotic fibre may reduce the incidence of childhood infections by about 25 per cent, according to a new study from Lallemand.

Bas van Buijtenen (DSM), Nigel Baldwin (Cantox)

Time for an EU health claims rethink

New high bioavailability DHA reaches North America

A concentrated DHA ingredient that claims to closely resemble DHA found in human breast milk has been launched on the North American market, following a distribution agreement between Spanish firm Brudy and New Jersey-based Xsto Solutions.

Dr Raimund C. Hoenes

chief operating officer - Glanbia Nutritionals

Glanbia guns for sports and infant nutrition market

Dr Jean-Michel Antoine

Senior Scientist - Danone

Danone plays waiting game on health claims

Joerg Gruenwald, PhD

President - Analyze & Realize

The true cost of health claims and why patience is a virtue

EFSA scientist offers rejected health claim hope

The presentation of science backing some health claims, as well as problematic wording, have been the culprits behind some European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) article 13.5 and article 14 health claim rejections and not the science per se, according to an EFSA scientist.

Hydrolysed collagen may boost beauty from within: Rousselot studies

Daily supplements of a hydrolysed collagen may improve skin hydration by 28 per cent, and reduce the wrinkles by 30 per cent, say two new studies from Rousselot.

Bas van Buijtenen

Vice President - DSM Nutritional Products Europe

How the EU health claims process could impact US

NutraIngredients Twitter from Vitafoods

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Elixi promotes dairy-free probiotic yoghurts

Finnish biotech firm, Elixi Oil Oy, says a patent-pending, probiotic-based fermentation system can produce probiotic, yoghurt-like products derived from flax and other grains that are suitable for the lactose intolerant, those with celiac disease as well as vegans.

Astaxanthin launched in softgel capsules

Global leader in human-use astaxanthin, Algatechnologies, is launching 4mg softgel astaxanthin capsules at the Vitafoods trade show in Geneva next week.

Lipid Nutrition enters vitamin E market

Lipid Nutrition has launched a branded version of rising vitamin E form, tocotrienol, which a growing body of science is backing as one of the most powerful in antioxidant payload.