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EFSA sets standard for study rigor, consultant says
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Joerg Gruenwald PhDPresident - analyze & realizeDiffering regulatory environments can play havoc with a company's research plans, say consultant Joerg Gruenwald, PhD. But recent, sometimes bitter, experience with the European Food Safety Authority has shed some light on how to negotiate this tangle, he said. Published: 22-May-2013 |
System of embargoing press releases skews perception of nutrition studies, GOED chief says
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Adam IsmailExecutive Director - GOEDRecent research results about the effectiveness of omega 3 fatty acids in the prevention of secondary heart attacks have been generalized to cast doubt on the value of the ingredients' overall effectiveness in cardiovascular health. This is unfortunate, says Adam Ismail, global director of the Global Association of EPA and DHA Omega 3s (GOED). Published: 21-May-2013 |
GMO ingredients can form part of Omega-3 supply picture, GOED chief says
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Adam IsmailExecutive Director - GOEDGenetic modification of oil seed crops will form an important part of the future omega-3s supply picture, according to Adam Ismail, executive director of the Global Organization of EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED). Published: 20-May-2013 |
New science, dosage form drives vitamin K2 interest, NattoPharma CEO says
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Hogne Vik MD, PhDCEO - NattoPharmaNew research results are driving interest in vitamin K2, according to NattoPharma CEO Hogne Vik. But the company has also developed a new, more potent powder form that is helping to raise the ingredient's profile. Published: 17-May-2013 |
Trend-spotter: The rise of slow-energy
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David JagoDirector of innovation - MintelThere are two speeds when it comes to energy products: Slow and fast, says Mintel trend-spotting guru David Jago. Published: 17-May-2013 |
Global healthcare systems are failing; nutrition policy needs to change now, says leading academic
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Paul ClaytonProfessor - Oxford University Institute of Food Brain & BehaviourNations and populations are in peril of being swamped by the cost of their healthcare systems unless a severe nutrition policy rethink can occur, says a leading academic. Published: 16-May-2013 |
Delivering on the personalized nutrition promise
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Dilip Ghosh PhD, FACNDirector - NutriConnectPersonalized nutrition has been the Holy Grail of nutrition science. Dilip Ghosh, PhD, tells how the industry is getting closer to delivering on the promises that this approach implies. Published: 16-May-2013 |
Cranberry veteran gathers forces against EU medical device products
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Gunter HaesaertsPresident - PharmatokaWith cranberry health claims rejected in the European Union, some players have ventured down the medical devices route where therapeutic claims are possible that would never succeed under the EU’s strict health claim rules. Not a good thing, says Gunter Haesaerts, president of French cranberry specialist, Pharmatoka. Published: 14-May-2013 |
Happy holidays from William Reed Business Media!
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The working year is almost done, time to pause from ‘the business’ and embrace the festive season…go on, give it a big hug. Happy holidays! Published: 19-Dec-2012 |
Who can win an EU immunity claim? Yeast beta-glucan can?
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LeiberBusiness unit director in health and functional food - Eike HagemenGerman yeast specialist Leiber possesses the only immune health claim in the EU assessment system at the moment. But why should its beta-glucan yeast succeed when it has already failed once? Published: 30-Nov-2012 |
New models hold promise for probiotic claim substantiation
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Alwine KardinaalSenior researcher for health and nutrition - Nizo Food ResearchExposing healthy people to modified pathogens in a controlled clinical trial setting could be an exciting new way for industry to overcome the challenges of health claim substantiation, says Nizo Food Research expert. Published: 29-Nov-2012 |
NPD: The customer is always right – and first – says Danish dairy giant
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Paul CornillonSenior vice president - Strategic Innovation CentreArla Foods used to be a Danish dairy with a Scandinavian bent. Now it is global-facing, upping its R&D spend and obsessed with finding out what consumers want, rather than delivering products it thinks they want. Published: 23-Nov-2012 |
DuPont on EU probiotic health claim ban: “Mention specific strains”
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Michael BondHealth platform leader in Active Nutrition - DuPont Nutrition and HealthGiant of probiotic supply, DuPont, is not afraid to admit its European business has been altered by the rejection of probiotic health claims under the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR). Published: 21-Nov-2012 |
Do consumers understand and trust functional foods? Not really, say experts
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Prof Stefanie Bröring, Professor of Food Chain Management, University of Applied ScienceChris Brockman, Senior Global Food & Drink Analyst, MintelWhile EFSA’s health claims dossier may pave the way towards tighter regulations on what can and cannot be said about a food's potential benefit, the way that consumers understand and interact with functional foods seems to remain mainly unchanged. For now at least… Published: 20-Nov-2012 |
Global population demands, ‘confusing’ media coverage and the 100 year old vitamin
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Deshanie Rai, PhDSenior Scientific Leader, Human Nutrition & Health - DSM Nutritional ProductsIt’s 100 years since Casimir Funk came up with the term ‘vitamin’, but with an ever-increasing global population and negative reports in the media of their ‘ineffectiveness’ for select health conditions, what does the future hold for the humble vitamin? Published: 19-Nov-2012 |
Arla says UHT-friendly whey can tackle elderly malnutrition
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Vivian Kjaer JensenBusiness development manager - Arla Food IngredientsAbout 60% of elderly hospital patients in the UK are malnourished according to recent data from the British Dietetic Association, a problem companies like Danish firm Arla Food Ingredients are trying to tackle with a new whey form. Published: 19-Nov-2012 |
Roquette seeks sports blends for pea protein
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Aurélie Mauray-Soulier, PhDMarket development manager - RoquetteRoquette is intensifying its research efforts into the protein potential of various plant forms, and used HIE to launch a pea form targeting sports nutrition products. Published: 16-Nov-2012 |
Functional foodstuffs: The challenge of omega-3 in finished products
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Dr Rob WinwoodManager Scientific Communications - DSM Nutritional ProductsThe challenge of getting beneficial omega-3 fatty acids into finished products is a big one for the food ingredients and manufacturing industry. But how can suppliers and manufacturers work to get these ingredients into a wider range of products? Published: 15-Nov-2012 |
December 14, 2012: EU health claims doomsday? Er, not really…
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For years, probiotics and other sections of the food industry have supposedly been dreading the implementation of despised EU health claims laws. Published: 14-Nov-2012 |
'Our probiotic science will lead to an EFSA health claims approval': DuPont VP of marketing
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Scott BushVP Marketing - Nutrition and Health - DuPontRecent studies using DuPont’s HOWARU strain combination, combined with a better understanding of ‘the rules of the game’, will lead to positive health claims in Europe, DuPont’s Scott Bush has confidently predicted. Published: 14-Nov-2012 |
‘Revolutionary’ aseptic spout for drinks pouches suits ‘on the go’ consumers – IPN
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Luis De La Mora from Innovative Packaging Network (IPN) tells Ben Bouckley why he believes his firm’s new ‘non spill’ aseptic spout for beverage pouches, Clean Valve, can help the format steal share from cans, cartons and PET bottles. Published: 07-Nov-2012 |
Gut microbiota opens locked prebiotic research doors
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Dr Nathalie DelzenneHead of Research Group in Metabolism & Nutrition - Louvain Drug Research InstituteEvolving gut microbiota knowledge is being leveraged to drive prebiotic research forward and providing new insights into older prebiotics, according to a leading researcher. Published: 16-Aug-2012 |
Clinical trials needed to fulfill prebiotics obesity promise: Professor
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Kristin VerbekeProfessor of Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders - Catholic University, Leuven, BelgiumBattling obesity is not the first port of call for prebiotics – they are much more commonly known for their role in promoting gut health and boosting immune systems. But a growing number of studies is showing different prebiotic forms can influence weight... Published: 13-Aug-2012 |
It's flour Jim, but not as we know it... Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals takes algae to the final frontier
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Jodie MorganPresident - Solazyme Roquette NutritionalsThe first novel algae products to emerge from a joint venture between French food ingredients giant Roquette and Californian microalgae expert Solazyme have just hit the market. Published: 23-Jul-2012 |
Novel plant source of omega-3s DHA and EPA should be commercialized by 2020, says Cargill
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A completely new source of the coveted long chain omega-3s EPA and DHA should be commercialized by the end of the decade thanks to a multi-million-dollar tie up between ingredient giants BASF and Cargill to produce the next generation of canola oils. Published: 09-Jul-2012 |
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