All news articles for April 2018

CAP should be linked to health agenda, MEP Heart Health Group hears ©iStock

Calls for EC to link agriculture and health policy

By Katy Askew

European health campaigners and some MEPs argue the European Commission should take a joined up approach to its food, agriculture and health policy by linking farmer payments to the healthiness of the food they produce.

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News In Brief

OptiBiotix seals UK distribution for SlimBiome

By Nathan Gray

Optibiotix has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Cambridge Commodities for its SlimBiome weight management technology in the UK.

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RCT supports probiotics LGG and BB-12 for teen oral health

By Stephen Daniells

A combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) and Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12 may improve the gingival health in adolescents, according to results of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.

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Expert View

Streamlined regulation paves way for wave of exotic foods in Europe

By Katia Merten-Lentz, partner at international law firm Keller and Heckman

Could new novel food rules open up the European market to a wave of exotic foods and ingredients? Katia Merten-Lentz, partner at international law firm Keller and Heckman, believes a streamlined process offers potential to increase innovation around 'traditional'...

Israeli firm Anlit has focused up to now on nutrition for children. But that's changing.   iStock photo.

Growing up? Anlit eyes adult nutrition as future focus

By Kacey Culliney

Israel-based supplement maker Anlit wants to shift the majority of its business away from kids nutrition towards adults, says the firm as it looks to new product development in prenatal omega-3s.

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P&G bags Merck consumer health unit for €3.4 bn

By Nathan Gray

Procter & Gamble will buy Merck KGaA’s consumer health unit for €3.4 billion euros – as the FMCG giant looks stem falling revenue by betting on vitamin ranges that have shown stable growth.