Ageing concerns to stimulate brain food market, report
06-Nov-2009 - Rising concerns over dementia, Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline means the brain health functional foods category...
Consumers and regulation demand scientifically backed beauty foods
05-Nov-2009 - A combination of consumer pressure and a regulation overhaul is set to drive a more...
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Science: Getting to the heart of chocolate’s benefits
21-Oct-2009 - In the second part of our special series on the health benefits of cocoa polyphenols,...
New study supports antioxidant supplements for ageing skin
07-Oct-2009 - Taking a dietary supplement containing coenzyme Q10 and a selection of antioxidants and minerals can...
Naturex merger to double 2009 earnings
28-Sep-2009 - Naturex, the French-based botanicals giant that recently acquired the ingredients business of Spanish company, Natraceutical...
Danone kills beauty yoghurt but comeback likely
24-Sep-2009 - Danone has killed the Essensis beauty yoghurt worldwide blaming lower consumer spending but the dairy...
Weekly comment
Confusion reigns in cosmeceutical name game
29-Jun-2009 - The term cosmeceutical has always been controversial, but the blurring boundaries between the worlds of...
Inneov calls for cosmeceuticals claims clarity
18-Jun-2009 - Inneov, the joint venture between Nestle and L’Oreal to develop beauty supplements, says regulatory clarity...
Beauty foods and drinks: In good taste?
11-Jun-2009 - Chocolates, jams and juices sporting beauty claims were showcased by market researchers Mintel at the...
Vitamin E tocotrienols' coming of age
22-May-2009 - Vitamin E tocotrienols are dwarves in a land of tocopherols – the vitamin E giants....
Start-up explores new selling strategy for beauty supplements
13-May-2009 - Functionalab, a nutricosmetics start-up company, has developed a new strategy for marketing beauty supplements that...
Dispatches from Vitafoods
Hydrolysed collagen may boost beauty from within: Rousselot studies
07-May-2009 - Daily supplements of a hydrolysed collagen may improve skin hydration by 28 per cent, and...
Lycopene foods set to explode after EU approval
29-Apr-2009 - Formal European Commission approval of several lycopene forms for use in foods is set to...
Sabinsa self-certifies Indian gooseberry as GRAS
23-Apr-2009 - Sabinsa has achieved self-certification for its Amla ingredient, Saberry, after an independent panel of scientifists...
How convenient: superfruits steal fruits’ thunder
19-Mar-2009 - Young people are increasingly interested in getting their serve of fruit in a...
Europe OKs vitamin K2
18-Mar-2009 - Vitamin K2 has won Novel Foods approval paving the way for the fermented...
Weekly comment
No room for functional foods gloom
09-Feb-2009 - Last week’s withdrawal of a high-profile functional food in France is disappointing for the company...
Beauty yoghurt turns ugly for Danone
03-Feb-2009 - After little more than two years, Danone has pulled its beauty-from-the-inside spoonable yoghurt, Essensis, from...
