Securing sources of supply is not only good business practice, it can also boost a company’s transparency efforts. Examples abound of companies putting raw cost concerns aside to push forward efforts to make sure fragile ecosystems are protected and potentially...
Akerbiomarine and Rimfrost were among several krill suppliers to sign a pact this week promising to stop fishing in sensitive Antarctic waters that alongside krill, house breeding colonies of penguins.
Breastfed infants up to 12 months should receive a daily vitamin D supplement according to a report by the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) that details feeding in the first year of life.
Japan has contributed ¥400m (just under US$4m) to support nutrition and food security for Palestinians in Gaza, under the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP).
Less than 50% of Saudi supplement users purchase their supplements from licensed stores, pharmacies and medical clinics, with the rest buying these products online, overseas, or even from peddlers.
The European Commission (EC) has authorised the use of egg white lysozyme hydrolysate as a novel food in food supplements and other food categories such as a fortification ingredient.
Dietary ingredients have still mostly escaped the most recent iteration of tariff lists for Chinese goods released by the Trump Administration. The real risk is not to the bottom line but to trade relationships in general, experts in the industry agree.
"It's time we stopped using both terms interchangeably"
It is vital that sports drinks designed to enhance the performance of athletes are clearly differentiated from highly caffeinated energy drinks that are not, says the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA).
One in eight adults in Ireland over the age of 50 aren’t getting enough vitamin B12 from their normal diets while one in seven are deficient in folic acid, but researchers from Trinity College Dublin argued that this could be improved by adopting a mandatory...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have rubbished online claims that an app can improve the taste of drinks by extracting more coumarin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in tea using pulsar wave technology delivered from a smartphone.
The Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MIPAAF) has approved legislation that simplifies the cultivation, harvesting and processing of botanical plants potentially used for food supplements.
Europe’s food regulatory agency has called for a review of levels of pesticide residue permitted in foods for infants and young children after current guidelines “may not be sufficiently protective”.
A lack of specific EU rules for infant formula and sports nutrition products could lead to a lower level of protection for consumers increasing their risk of malnourishment according to a European industry association.
