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...
Huge scope for anti-ageing ingredients, says new research
05-Nov-2009 - The global anti-ageing food market shows huge potential, with an increasing number, size and variety...
Maternal folic acid – pregnancy stage may influence asthma risk
05-Nov-2009 - Taking folic acid supplements in late pregnancy may increase the infant’s risk of developing...
Side effects of supplement intake focus of French project
03-Nov-2009 - With increasing dietary intake of food supplements in France, a government programme to monitor their...
Low vitamin D again linked to higher mortality
03-Nov-2009 - Low blood levels of vitamin D have again been linked to lower survival in...
DSM contracts suspended in China
03-Nov-2009 - DSM has said that it intends to look for new partners in China for its...
Weekly comment
Clinical trials are EFSA’s fool’s gold
02-Nov-2009 - There’s gold to be found in them health claims mountains, but prospectors from the European...
Folic acid shows benefits for diabetic heart health
02-Nov-2009 - Supplements of folic acid may reverse the detrimental changes in blood vessel health associated with...
News in brief
Multivitamins may cut food allergy in children: Study
02-Nov-2009 - Daily supplements of multivitamins do not have any effect on allergic disease in eight year...
Further glucosamine health claim rejected
30-Oct-2009 - No causality has been established between glucosamine hydrochloride and a reduced rate of cartilage degeneration...
Folic acid and colon cancer: Some benefits and no harm
30-Oct-2009 - Supplements of folic acid may reduce the recurrence of colorectal cancer in people with low...
Maternal folic acid, iron linked to better baby survival
30-Oct-2009 - Taking folic acid and iron supplements during pregnancy may reduce infant mortality up to age...
Waiting game continues in high dose supplement battle
29-Oct-2009 - A further delay in the publication of the EU draft amendment of the maximum permitted...
Waiting game continues in high dose supplement battle
29-Oct-2009 - A further delay in the publication of the EU draft amendment of the maximum permitted...
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...
Vitamin D supplements show anti-diabetes potential
27-Oct-2009 - Supplements of the sunshine vitamin may improve insulin resistance and sensitivity, both of which are...
Nutrient database can assist health claims
27-Oct-2009 - Pooling nutrient information is becoming an important and time efficient way for companies scientific data...
EU doctors deciding on elderly vitamin D levels
26-Oct-2009 - A group of European doctors is moving toward a vitamin D recommended level for the...
Folic acid over-intake not an issue: Study
26-Oct-2009 - Less than five percent of Americans are exceeding safe limits of folic acid despite intakes...
UK ponders folic acid options
21-Oct-2009 - The UK government could consider different options before implementing the Food Standards Agency’s advice to...
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...
CoQ10 may protect against obesity problems: Study
15-Oct-2009 - Supplements of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) may protect or retard the development of fatty liver related...
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...
B vitamins fail to reduce heart-health problems: Cochrane Review
12-Oct-2009 - Supplements of B6, B12 or folate do not affect cardiovascular health, despite lowering homocysteine levels,...
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)...
