Gut/digestive health

Probiotic tea and a muffin anyone?

Probiotic tea and a muffin anyone?

By Elaine Watson

A probiotic strain that can survive being baked, boiled and frozen – opening up a raft of new opportunities in functional foods – is being launched on the UK market.

Probiotics may send signals from gut to skin

Dispatches from Beauty from Within

Probiotics may send signals from gut to skin

Much more is known about how probiotics work in the gut, than for the skin, but it seems there are signals coming from gut micro-organisms to the skin and mucosa that may allow interaction between probiotics in the gut and effects on the skin.

EFSA's gut/immune health workshop will be webcast live

EFSA to webcast gut/immune function workshop

By Shane Starling

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has announced that its gut health and immunity workshop to be held in Amsterdam on December 2 will be webcast live.

Solae targets bakery sector with new soy blend

Solae launches soy fibre for bakery

Solae Europe has debuted an insoluble fibre, soluble fibre and soy protein blend it says can support, “digestive health, heart health, and a lower glycaemic index for foods.”

EFSA issues fresh gut health/immunity guidance

EFSA issues fresh gut health/immunity guidance

By Shane Starling

Clinically measured, increased levels of microbiota such as lactobacilli and/or bifidobacteria in the gut will not alone validate health claims, the European Food Safety Authority’s health claims panel has affirmed this week. But significant reductions...

Europe still leads the way for digestive health

Europe still leads the way for digestive health

By Stephen Daniells

European supermarket shelves are still far ahead of their American equivalents with the range of products for digestive health, but the US is catching up fast says a new report.

Lesaffre launches IBS probiotic yeast

Lesaffre launches IBS probiotic yeast

By Shane Starling

The human nutrition division of French yeast specialist Lesaffre has launched what it says is only the second known probiotic yeast, and the first to directly target Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

“Dialogue is key” says EFSA, but industry not satisfied

EFSA health claims summit

“Dialogue is key” says EFSA, but industry not satisfied

By Shane Starling

The European Food Safety Authority yesterday committed to increased applicant dialogue and a series of health claim workshops at the stakeholders meeting it hosted yesterday at its Parma headquarters, but many industry representatives left with key concerns...

Tequila plant shows prebiotic potential

Tequila plant shows prebiotic potential

By Stephen Daniells

Inulin extracted from Agave boosts the populations of beneficial bacteria and may represent an economically interesting alternative to chicory inulin, says a new study.

IPA president outlines probiotic challenges

IPA president outlines probiotic challenges

By Stephen Daniells

Scott Bush, the VP of marketing, health and nutrition in Bioactives at Danisco USA, talks to Stephen Daniells about the challenges the probiotics industry faces in the form of new European Union health claims laws.

Vitafoods investigates health claims

Vitafoods 2010

Vitafoods investigates health claims

As the drama surrounding the European Union health claims system thickens, Vitafoods hosts a day-long seminar that will unpick key issues from marketing practices to the drug/food borderline to legal and consumer perspectives of healthy food and supplement...