Lonza CEO Markus Gemuend said today he will step down as the group
announced profits had fallen by 59 per cent on the previous year
and a 'major setback' in performance.
Eyes, hair and skin could all benefit from a regular diet of
spinach, finds a cluster of scientists linked together through a
network of food companies.
A technology that allows the health ingredient lutein to be
delivered to clear beverages has been given GRAS (Generally
Recognized As Safe) status from the US Food and Drug
Administration.
Designer eggs - produced by chickens fed sea kelp, flax seed and
other nutritious ingredients - are becoming increasingly popular in
the US market among health conscious consumers.
A technology that allows the health ingredient lutein to be
delivered to clear beverages has been given GRAS (Generally
Recognized As Safe) status from the US Food and Drug
Administration.
Health professionals are being cautioned about the strength
discrepancies of some Coenzyme Q10 products. Alternating brands of
the popular CoQ10 supplement could hinder the management of
diseases such as congestive heart failure and...
Australian food ingredients firm Clover Corporation has formed a
joint venture to produce and market a soya-based ingredient for use
in functional foods.
Women who eat tomato products regularly may be at lower risk of
heart disease, suggests a new study that has linked higher blood
levels of the tomato compound lycopene to reduced risk of the
chronic disease in women subjects.
German chemicals group Degussa said today it has sold its remaining
49-per cent share in Sudsalz to SWS-Alpensalz, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke (SWS), based in Heilbronn,
Germany. The divestment is part of...
Grape juice significantly improved short-term memory and some
neuro-motor skills such as coordination and balance in preliminary
research on animals, presented last month.
Marketing of cholesterol-lowering foods looks set to become easier
with European bodies publishing favourable opinions on two plant
sterol manufacturers last week.
The regional distribution of soybean production and processing capacity in the US has shifted dramatically during the last decade. Citing the impact of emerging markets, a new study claims this change will have important consequences for the US soybean...
Swiss chemicals company Lonza this week report on a new study
showing that supplements of its L-Carnitine Crystalline
significantly increases fatty acid oxidation in healthy adults.
Dutch food ingredients and confectionery group CSM continues its
strategy to expand worldwide activities in the food and
pharmaceutical markets with the recent announcement that it has
completed the acquisition of the gluconic acid...
Cognis Nutrition and Health has added a new vegetable sterol esters
ingredient to its product range. The company, which launched the
product for the US market at the SupplySide West tradeshow last
week, said vegetable sterol esters...
Dutch food ingredients and confectionery multinational CSM
continues its strategy to expand worldwide activities in the food
and pharmaceutical markets with the recent announcement that it has
completed the acquisition of the gluconic...
DSM Food Specialties is hoping to test its new recovery drink on a
team of racing drivers next summer. The trial could lead to a more
long-term involvement with the sport and raise awareness of the
finished product, said the Dutch...
The low carb trend continues to make an impact on food and drink
innovation, with functional food makers also choosing to reassess
the carb count of their products.
The pine bark extract Pycnogenol could combat each of the important
cardiovascular risk factors simultaneously, concludes the author of
a new review examining evidence on the supplement.
Hawaiian firm Cyanotech has yet again managed to stave off a
delisting from the Nasdaq SmallCap market, meeting requirements for
the bid price of $1 per share for a consecutive 10 days in recent
months.
A dietary supplement that preserves a powerful antioxidant found in
red wine in an airtight capsule may be able to provide the healthy
properties of wine without the alcohol or calories, according to
the manufacturer.
German company Boehringer Ingelheim received a US patent yesterday
for its extract of red vine leaves which can be used as a treatment
for chronic venous insufficiency.
Canadian life science company, Fytokem Products Inc., a developer
of therapeutic plant extracts and bioactive molecules, announced
that it has signed a product development and licensing agreement
with Lonza Inc., the US subsidiary...
The Cognis Group, a leader in antioxidant and botanical
ingredients, announced recently that it is near to completing
construction of the world's largest stand-alone manufacturing
facility for phytosterols.
As research progesses into the possible health benefits linked to
breast-feeding scientists continue to look at the alternatives
available in infant formulae. New evidence from a Cochrane review
concludes that where exclusive breast-feeding...
A new gelatine replacer from Dutch company DMV International
carried off the gold award for the most innovative new ingredient
on the marketplace, rounding off the first day of the bustling Fi
Europe exhibition that opened its doors...
The Fi Europe awards committee, that last month creamed off eight
out of 40 new products shortlisted for the final selection, picked
the latest texturant in the FCI range from French company Limagrain
Cereales Ingredients for the...
Cargill Health & Food Technologies has launched a new soy
isoflavone ingredient developed specifically for the dietary
supplement industry. AdvantaSoy Compress, produced in the same way
as AdvantaSoy Clear, can be customised and...
German speciality chemicals company Degussa has founded a holding
company in Beijing - Degussa (China) Holding - to expand the
group's activities in the Chinese region. The group also announced
recently that it has completed...
A whole soybean extract and a formula to boost applications for
phytosterols are among the healthy innovations up for awards at
Food Ingredients Europe, opening in Frankfurt, Germany today. The
show is set to attract up to 12,000...
Volactive, the functional foods arm of milk replacer company Volvac
International, will use the FiE exhibition to promote its latest
heat stable whey protein isolate.
The European Commission will plunge €11.7 million into a five-year
project to investigate the treatment of obesity, one of the main
causes of diabetes, it announced today, coinciding with World
Diabetes Day.
Mounting scientific evidence for the therapeutic use of probiotics
suggests that these products should be incorporated into
conventional medical practices, concluded a recent meeting of
experts in probiotics.
Israeli firm Enzymotec says it has developed two solutions that
could improve the stability of phosphatidylserine, thought to
improve cognition and memory, for use in nutraceuticals and
functional foods.
The herbal extract aloe vera is increasingly being added to foods,
with the latest innovation from German dairy company Onken in the
form of an aloe vera-enriched low-fat yoghurt.
The herbal extract aloe vera, more commonly used in cosmetics, is
increasingly being added to foods, with the latest innovation from
German dairy company Onken in the form of an aloe vera-enriched
low-fat yoghurt.
French ingredients company Diana Vegetal, a partner of North
American group RFI Ingredients, has introduced a patent-pending
apple extract under the Phytonutriance name.
Ingredients firm Acatris has introduced a new product which has the
potential to surpass the rapidly growing sales of its Soylife soy
isoflavones, according to its president.
The fatty acid CLA not only helps weight loss but also appears to
help people reduce body fat over the long-term, suggest preliminary
findings presented by Cognis Nutrition and Health last week.
Two studies sponsored by Solbar, the Israeli company which makes
the Solgen soy isoflavone supplement, add further evidence to show
the benefits of such supplements on diabetes and memory in
post-menopausal women.
Biacore International has had its food analysis kit, used for the
rapid routine testing of the vitamin food supplement folic acid,
fully validated and certified as a Performance Tested Method by the
Association of Analytical Communities...
Visitors expecting to see flavours company Flachsmann at the
upcoming Food Ingredients Europe exhibition will take note of the
'Flachsmann is now Frutarom' motto. The company - recently taken
over by Israeli company Frutarom...
Germany's third largest chemical company Degussa is to invest a massive €350 million in a new amino acid plant, representing the merged company's biggest single investment to date.
Israeli soy ingredients company Solbar Industries has launched a new product called Solpro 900, a soy protein isolate that has important implications for emulsified meat and poultry products.
