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Industry split on glucosamine health claim rejection
27-Oct-2009 - Industry is divided in its reaction to the recent rejection of glucosamine and joint health claims by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), with one manufacturer advocating a medical licensing route as an alternative way of securing claims.
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Sanofi-Aventis enters China’s OTC market
27-Oct-2009 - Sanofi-Aventis has signed a joint venture agreement with Minsheng Pharmaceutical Group of Hangzhou to exploit the country’s booming OTC vitamin and mineral market.
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 prebiotic food ingredient with multiple food and drink applications within Europe, the Middle East and Africa, claims Tate & Lyle.
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Tackling E.coli – legislation or self-regulation?
26-Oct-2009 - Everybody wants food to be safe - but the recent slugging match over how best to protect US consumers from E.coli-tainted meat highlights whether legislation or self-regulation is the answer to mending the country's flawed safety system.
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Himalaya International invests in Indian functional foods
26-Oct-2009 - India’s burgeoning middle class is opening up opportunities for functional foods, with nut-based products eyed by Himachal based Himalaya International set to open a new functional food project.
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HFMA answers supplements doubting professor
23-Oct-2009 - The UK Health Food Manufacturers’ Association (HFMA) has responded to a professor who recently claimed, “many people think that they can reduce their cancer risk by taking supplements, but evidence does not support this”.
Ocean Spray extends Pepsi partnership beyond cranberry
22-Oct-2009 - PepsiCo and Ocean Spray have added more single-serve juices and juice drinks to their three year-old sales and distribution agreement.
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Supply: Sourcing heart healthy chocolate
22-Oct-2009 - In the third part of a special series on the health benefits of cocoa polyphenols, NutraIngredients looks at the sourcing and supply issues associated with ensuring antioxidant levels in chocolate.
Chr. Hansen highlights science behind probiotics
21-Oct-2009 - Chr. Hansen is remarketing its probiotics to underline their scientific backing as the industry reels from EFSA’s mass rejection of probiotic dossiers.
New dairy partnership improves dairy product safety and shelf-life
20-Oct-2009 - Improved safety standards and longer shelf life are claimed to stem from a new marketing collaboration between Danisco and DuPont Qualicon. The venture matches Danisco’s patented protective cultures with DuPont’s Qualicon detection system for the early prediction of shelf life in naturally protected dairy products.
Heart health claims grow in uncertain times
19-Oct-2009 - Heart health claims are becoming an increasingly common sight in food stores but Leatherhead Food Research says future success is not guaranteed.
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Branded Corn Flakes are great for branding
19-Oct-2009 - Will we all be waking up bleary-eyed to bowls of tattooed Corn Flakes any time soon? Probably not, but by suggesting that we could, Kellogg’s has hit on a winning marketing ploy.
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UK professor bags high-dose food supplements
19-Oct-2009 - High-dose vitamin and mineral supplements taken to protect against cancer “may be doing more harm than good,” reports UK newspaper the Daily Mail.
Immune boosting product now low cost, says developer
16-Oct-2009 - A new process for the production of the human milk oligosaccharide Fucosyllactose that allows for large-scale production of the saccharide means the immune boosting food ingredient is now low cost, claims its German developer.
Omega-3 arguments continue after krill court case
15-Oct-2009 - Arguments about the nutritive value of Aker BioMarine’s omega-3 based dietary supplement Superba Krill are continuing even after it won a court case in Oslo, Norway against cod liver oil producer Axellus, owned by Orkla.
New organic-certified fucoidan for functional beverages
14-Oct-2009 - The first organic-certified fucoidan ingredient developed for the functional beverage market will be launched as Fucorich at Supply Side West next month, according to the Australian biotechnology company Marinova.
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Frutarom unveils symbolic new branding
14-Oct-2009 - Frutarom has launched a new branding image across its global operations, which aims to express its combined focus on health, innovation, creativity and excellence.
Over-fishing no threat to krill harvest, says industry
13-Oct-2009 - Krill harvesting in the Southern Ocean is sustainable, despite fears that super swarms of the tiny crustaceans could lead to over fishing, claim two companies which rely on krill to make omega-3 rich nutraceutical products.
No culture shock in DSM 'behavioural change'
12-Oct-2009 - DSM Nutritional Products’ Quality for Life program turned one recently. Shane Starling joined the company at its headquarters near Basel in Switzerland and spoke with its director of quality management, Dr Stephan Heck, who held a candle to a business ideology that has been responsible for widespread “change in behaviour”.
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Soda tax: A lot of froth over freedom
12-Oct-2009 - Is taxing soda really an evil plan to curb your individual freedom? Conspiracy theories aside, perhaps it’s simply a sensible scheme to tackle obesity when personal choice has failed.
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Poland agrees to Raisio marge sale
12-Oct-2009 - The Polish competition authorities have agreed to Raisio’s plan to sell its margarine business to Bunge, meaning the €80m deal can go ahead.
Industry calls Cochrane vitamin B review 'misleading'
12-Oct-2009 - The Health Food Manufacturers’ Association (HFMA) and the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) are both disputing the Cochrane Scientific Review’s conclusion that B vitamins should not be recommended for the prevention of heart disease.
Green-lipped mussel supplier welcomes EFSA rejection
09-Oct-2009 - The green-lipped mussel extract market will benefit from the negative joint health claim opinion delivered by the European Food safety Authority (EFSA) last week because it has highlighted one-size-fits-all problems in the market, according to a leading supplier.
Red Bull makes European energy shot debut
09-Oct-2009 - The UK’s emerging energy shots market has lured Red Bull into selecting the country for the European launch of its own energy shots products.
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Probiotics player signs Denmark deal
08-Oct-2009 - Sedish probiotics specialist, BioGaia, has enlisted Danish firm, Pharma Nord, to sell its own-branded probiotic tablets and drops in Denmark.
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