Dispatches from FIE
Provexis enjoys fruits of health claims victory
19-Nov-2009 - Provexis chief executive officer, Stephen Moon tells Shane Starling why becoming the first company to...
Sterols do not affect antioxidant defences: Study
16-Nov-2009 - Dietary supplements of plant sterols do not adversely affect our antioxidant defences, says a new...
Bilberries may prevent artery hardening, boost heart health
09-Nov-2009 - Extracts from bilberry may prevent the build up of plaques in the arteries, preventing hardening...
Weekly comment
Life in a European health claims wasteland
09-Nov-2009 - Ka-CHING! Hear that? No it’s not the sound of overflowing cash registers as consumers throw...
Nano curcumin could boost spice’s health benefits
09-Nov-2009 - Nano-sized curcumin capsules may boost the body’s uptake of the ingredient, and enhance its potential...
Threat of EU health claims legal challenge grows
06-Nov-2009 - Three of Europe’s largest food supplement and healthy product trade groups have issued a 17-page...
Green tea extracts may protect against oral cancer: Study
06-Nov-2009 - Extracts from green tea may prevent the formation of mouth cancers in people with risk...
Lychee extract may trim waist fat: Study
04-Nov-2009 - An extract from lychees may reduce abdominal fat in people with metabolic syndrome, a lead...
Wild seeks guidance to validate immune boosting claim
04-Nov-2009 - An ingredients manufacture said it is seeking additional information from the European Food Safety Authority...
Walnut-rich diet may boost diabetic heart health
03-Nov-2009 - Daily consumption of walnuts, rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, may improve the health of blood...
Rooibus extract may boost acai's health punch
29-Oct-2009 - Formulating açai products with extracts from rooibus tea may enhance the colour and improve the...
Sage product first in UK to show quality mark
28-Oct-2009 - Salvian, a sage product from Bio-Health designed to reduce excessive sweating in post-menopausal women, is...
Soy isoflavones may slow bone loss for women
28-Oct-2009 - Supplementation with soy-germ derived isoflavones may reduce the loss of bone in postmenopausal women, according...
Mum’s veggie-rich diet may protect baby from diabetes
28-Oct-2009 - Mothers-to-be should eat a vegetable-rich diet in order to protect their babies from type 1...
Pomegranate’s prostate protection potential grows
27-Oct-2009 - The anti-prostate cancer effects of pomegranate and its extracts may be related to stopping an...
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Regulation: the rules governing healthy chocolate
23-Oct-2009 - In the final part of our series on healthy chocolate, NutraIngredients scans the regulatory landscape...
Plant stanol and sterol claims now law in EU
23-Oct-2009 - Two of the three article 14 cholesterol-lowering health claim opinions relating to plant sterols and...
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...
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,...
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,...
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Markets: functional chocolate finding its feet
20-Oct-2009 - In the first of a four-part special series, NutraIngredients.com dips its investigative strawberry into the...
Health claim rules gag freedom of speech, says EU lobby group
19-Oct-2009 - Pan-European better nutrition advocate, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), says the European Union health...
Scientists attack proposed EU omega-3 DRVs
16-Oct-2009 - An international consortium of concerned lipid scientists says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)-recommended omega-3...
Antioxidant OPCs may boost memory: Animal study
16-Oct-2009 - Supplements of oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) improved memory in animals with age-related cognitive decline, says a...
July 2010: When EU health claim compliance reaches store shelves
15-Oct-2009 - The European Commission has set itself the goal of processing the 94 generic article 13.1...
