Cognis to submit article 13.5 lutein claim ‘within months’

05-Mar-2010 - Cognis Nutrition and Health has joined fellow lutein supplier, Kemin Health, in committing to sending the European food science agency a reworked lutein dossier to support its eye health claims.

Red clover may counter depressive symptoms in older women

04-Mar-2010 - Post-menopausal women taking supplements of a red clover extract may experience fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety, says a new randomised trial from Austria.

Kemin and DSM commit to article 13.5 lutein submission

03-Mar-2010 - Leading lutein suppler Kemin Health will resubmit a lutein dossier under article 13.5 of the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation, after EFSA last week rejected an article 13.1 lutein-eye health submission.

EC can balance EFSA’s mass antioxidant rejection: ERNA

02-Mar-2010 - The European Food Safety Authority’s mass rejection of antioxidant foods and constituents including prunes, bananas, resveratrol, pomegranate and pine bark extract will provide an interesting test of the European Commission’s risk management role, the European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA) has said.

Lutein supplier calls for unity to win European eye health claim

01-Mar-2010 - The world’s leading lutein suppliers should work together to build a winning eye health dossier, Indian player OmniActive Health Technologies has said after the European food science agency turned down a lutein-eye health claim on Thursday.

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, article 13.5, after EFSA rejected all but a few submissions in its second batch of 416 claim opinions yesterday.

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 claim dossiers including submissions linking health benefits to vitamin D, probiotics, green tea, black tea, lutein, beta glucans, meso-zeaxanthin, alpha-lipoic acid and melatonin.

Special Edition: Antioxidants

Supply: Beta-carotene club and beyond

17-Feb-2010 - In the second part of our antioxidants special, NutraIngredients focuses on the carotenoids where the vitamin A converter, beta-carotene, is still lording it over lutein and lycopene and DSM and BASF’s synthetic versions continue to dominate that particular carotenoid’s supply.

Ginkgo, ginseng, bilberry claims pulled in UK

17-Feb-2010 - The voluntary UK advertising watchdog has pulled up two Guernsey-based supplements manufacturers for making unsubstantiated claims about a host of mostly herbal products including ginkgo, ginseng, bilberry, St Johns Wort, milk thistle, valerian, soy isoflavones and black cohosh.

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 has barely been dented by the recession and continues to flourish amid consumer understanding that is often little more than surface deep.

Tea science stacks up for weight management, but concerns continue for extracts

09-Feb-2010 - Leaf through the scientific literature and the benefits of tea, green and black, for weight managements garner much support, but more research is needed before the beverage and its extracts have “great public health importance”, says a new review.

Hibiscus tea may reduce blood pressure in at-risk people

03-Feb-2010 - A few cups of hibiscus tea a day may reduce blood pressure and offer cardiovascular benefits for people at risk of developing hypertension, says a new study from Tufts University.

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 the reasons for rejecting its immunity health claim opinion, and has appealed to the assessor to revisit its submitted science.

Frutarom wins big in weight management

28-Jan-2010 - Israeli supplier, Frutarom, has won a gong from Frost & Sullivan for its “scientifically-backed product line based on natural extracts with different modes of action” in the weight management area.

UK consumers embrace alternative medicines

28-Jan-2010 - Sales of complementary therapies such as traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines are booming in the UK as increasing numbers of people turn away from prescription drugs, according to Mintel.

Bio Serae goes organic with cactus offering

27-Jan-2010 - French supplier Bio Serae is offering an organic version of one its marquee cactus ingredients, Cacti-Nea, which it says is increasingly sought after by its food supplement and functional foods clients.

Special edition: weight management

Regulation: Claim making and claim taking

22-Jan-2010 - In a world with a chronic ‘globesity’ problem spreading beyond western shores to places like India and China, products that promise to help individuals manage their weight via calorie control, fat burning, satiety, or some other mechanism, enjoy rampant demand.

EFSA denies sterol/stanol claim expansion appeal

14-Jan-2010 - The European Food safety Authority (EFSA) rejected a submission from a Dutch plant sterol supplements firm calling for the EU approved, cholesterol-lowering health claim to be expanded to food supplements and other food categories.

Pine bark extract may ease haemorrhoid problems

12-Jan-2010 - Supplements of French maritime pine bark extract may reduce the intensity and duration of haemorrhoidal pain and bleeding, says a new study.

St John’s wort not effective for IBS: Study

05-Jan-2010 - Daily supplements of St John’s wort are not effective for improving symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a new study from the Mayo Clinic.

UK issues herbal viagra warning

05-Jan-2010 - Following global product recalls, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has warned the public off all herbal products offering to treat erectile dysfunction.

Study questions ginkgo biloba for brain health

04-Jan-2010 - Daily supplements of Gingko biloba do not slow the decline in brain function that occurs naturally with age, according to the largest study of its kind.

Dietary carotenoids confirmed to benefit eye health: Study

22-Dec-2009 - Oxygenated carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, supplied from the diet benefit eye health, according to a new study published in the Institute of Food Technologists’ Journal of Food Science.

Plant stanol-ester enriched foods diet can cut CVD risk, study

22-Dec-2009 - Plant stanol ester-enriched foods could reduce cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk especially for consumers not following a Mediterranean-style diet, claims a new study from Greece.