The UN is set to adopt a policy to tackle the growing problem of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) after meetings this week in New York City featuring Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
International nutra and pharma contract manufacturing organisation, Catalent, has expanded its Italian operations and diversified its potential in vitamins, minerals and supplements.
Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) and upper safe limits for nutrients in food supplements will be on the agenda this week at a congress in Buenos Aires organised by The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA).
One year on from the $3.1 billion acquisition of Cognis, Samy Jandali, VP of nutrition and health North America for BASF, told Stephen Daniells why he is impressed with the progress of the integration and why we can expect more M&A in the nutrition...
The likelihood of some kind of legal retaliation against a rejected article 14 water-dehydration health claim is mounting, following the publication of widespread condemnation of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinion.
Nestlé has launched a range of six baby formulas aimed at infants between the ages of six months and three years’ delivered in a coffee machine format.
NutraIngredients-USA.com is hosting the first virtual conference dedicated to bone and joint health, showcasing the latest trends and strategies for this multi-million dollar segment.
Formulating ‘microbeads’ with alginate and chitosan may increase the uptake of antioxidants from herbs such as raspberry and olive leaf, says a new study from the Balkans.
Vitafoods Europe 2011 revealed upbeat ingredients, supplements and functional food players forging ahead after the recent recession years and rapidly adapting to life under strict European Union health claim regulations.
The availability of folic acid from softgel capsules or standard tablets is approximately the same, says a new study that supports both delivery forms for a daily folic acid dose.
B vitamins from Wyeth’s Centrum multivitamins are stable over four months of storage on the International Space Station (ISS), says a new study from NASA that has positive implications back on Earth.
Increased intakes of folic acid from fortified foods and dietary supplements are not linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancer, says a new study from the American Cancer Society.
UK food supplements manufacturer Vitabiotics says the UK advertising watchdog rejected as evidence a positive EFSA health claim opinion for vitamin B12 and brain function it submitted to back claims it was making for some of its products.
The late move by a European Parliament committee to block the addition of DHA omega-3 claims to baby milk products across the EU bloc, would be a triumph of politics over science, a medical practitioner in the area has written.
Understanding and achieving nutrition’s potential to maintain health and prevent disease may lie with the study of epigenetics, according to a new review.
Health Canada’s proposal to allow discretional fortification of select food products may actually discourage healthier eating, according to a new study from the University of Toronto.
Consuming bread formulated with vitamin D2-rich yeast is equally effective at boosting bone health measures as vitamin D3, suggests new data from an animal study.
In the final part of our special focus on heart health, NutraIngredients looks at supply of select ingredients: Who are the key suppliers, and what options are available?
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved a health claim linking thiamin (vitamin B1) and “normal neurological development and function” in infants and children up to three years of age.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against glucosamine-joint health claims being made by supplements manufacturer Seven Seas, despite the claims being almost identical to its own approved version.
The introduction of good manufacturing practices (GMPs) is a boon for contract analytical services, and those with special services to offer are standing out from the crowd.
Brand owners may be obliged to work with contract manufacturers, but finding the right one can be no easy task. In the first part of our outsourcing special edition, Jules Birch of Works with Water Nutraceuticals explains the challenges – and the implications...
New research has highlighted rising rates of supplement contamination in the European Union – typically by steroids – with the US and China the main sources.
Commercially available formulations of red yeast rice are extremely variable in the concentration of active ingredients they contain, according to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Netherlands-based scientists have reported data for the real-time digestion of fats containing ingredients like vitamin D3, insights that could advance the formulation of foods.
Hollowed-out pollen spores could be used to microencapsulate EPA omega-3 and make it more bioavailable, new research from the University of Hull suggests.
Fortifying bread with vitamin D2 helps maintain blood levels of the vitamin equivalent to the same dose from a supplement, suggests new data from Finland.
Antioxidant-rich fruit juices can support probiotics, say new findings from Danisco that support the potential of juices to offer an interesting alternative to dairy-based products.
A European Court of Justice ruling that backs safety as the guiding principle in the establishment of upper safe limits (USLs) for nutrients used in food supplements in individual member states, has been welcomed by European industry groups.
The voluntary UK advertising watchdog has pulled up two Guernsey-based supplements manufacturers for making unsubstantiated claims about a host of mostly herbal products including ginkgo, ginseng, bilberry, St Johns Wort, milk thistle, valerian, soy isoflavones...
In the first instalment of this antioxidants special NutraIngredients scans a diverse global market that has barely been dented by the recession and continues to flourish amid consumer understanding that is often little more than surface deep.
GlaxoSmithKline-owned German firm, Abtei Pharma Vertriebs, wants the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to reconsider its summer 2009 opinion that dose levels could not be established for a calcium/vitamin D bone health claim.
Ireland’s chief specialist in public health nutrition is at odds with natural health care practitioners and health shop representatives over pending EU regulation on high potency supplements, according to a report in the Irish Times.
The Health Food Manufacturers’ Association (HFMA) and the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) are both disputing the Cochrane Scientific Review’s conclusion that B vitamins should not be recommended for the prevention...
DSM Nutritional Products’ Quality for Life program turned one recently. Shane Starling joined the company at its headquarters near Basel in Switzerland and spoke with its director of quality management, Dr Stephan Heck, who held a candle to a business...
The reality of the recently finalised Food Supplements Directive (FSD) positive list for vitamins and minerals is kicking in, as ingredients suppliers and supplements manufacturers reformulate to meet the Directive’s requirements.
The UK Health Food Manufacturers' Association (HFMA) has defended its members against a UK professor who last week poured scorn on the food supplements industry by slamming many supplements as useless or even harmful.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has announced that as of Sunday, Australian bread makers must use folic acid-enriched flour to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in newborns.
The likes of vitamin A and vitamin C are a waste of money for most people and can even be detrimental to health, a UK-based nutrition professor has told the British Science Festival.
Dutch life sciences giant, DSM, is feeling the effects of the recession with profits sliding 76 per cent, but its Nutrition division has bucked the trend to be the only section of the company to record improved sales over the second quarter.
Falling demand and a negative profile mark today's €466 million UK vitamins and supplements market, but women, the over-65s and own-label developments could inject growth opportunities, finds a Mintel consumer survey.
Chocolates, jams and juices sporting beauty claims are all part of the 'beauty from within' trend tipped for immense growth. CosmeticsDesign explored a number of the latest products and put them to the taste test.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told Healthspan, a Guernsey-based distributor of food supplements to cease making claims that it is the number one supplier of “vitamins and supplements” in the UK.
Crosslinking is a natural phenomenon occurring in gelatin that negatively impacts soft capsules, reducing their stability and prolonging their dissolution...
The organic food market has experienced remarkable growth over the past decade, providing a major opportunity for food brands and manufacturers to tap...
Consumer demand for capsules shows no sign of slowing down—they are the globally preferred dosage form for 50% of consumers. But in an increasingly saturated...
