DuPont Nutrition & Health and Lonza Consumer Health & Nutrition are to join forces to manufacture and supply human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) in a deal that looks to meet rising demand in a €44bn global infant nutrition sector.
There are clear untapped opportunities within probiotics for women's health, according to new research into the online reviews revealed at Probiota Copenhagen last week.
A serial entrepreneur is on a mission to put an end to the cloaked industry of sweet and sterile baby food with his unsweetened prebiotic and probiotic yoghurt called Lovebugs.
An industry expert who will address the first NutraIngredients Omega-3 Summit in Singapore this week has emphasised the importance of public health initiatives to increase omega-3 intake, and teased a new testing device for pregnant women to assess their...
A report outlines a series of recommendations that attempt to address the decline in public trust regarding nutritional science and the expanding variety of information sources.
France’s Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) has published a new update for maximum levels of vitamin A (retinol) in food supplements.
Improvements to diet and nutrition may well be behind the increasing numbers of mothers opting for caesarean section (c-section) deliveries as scientists also cite cultural factors as an influence.
The DMK Group, Germany’s biggest dairy cooperative, has officially opened its €145m ($164m) baby food production facility in Strückhausen in Wesermarsch.
An intriguing method of delivering higher omega-3 fatty acid levels to a foetus’ developing brain is the focus of a new paper that outlines the role of nano-encapsulation technology.
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a new omega-3 nano-encapsulation technology, which they say protects DHA from oxidation and enhances maternal and foetal absorption and efficacy.
Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH, a German company involved in the research and manufacture of human milk oligosaccharides (HMO), and Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (Yili Group), China’s leading dairy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have agreed to suspend future funding agreements with formula milk companies pending a College review.
Swiss food giant Nestlé aims to step up its global fight against iron deficiency after acquiring a new food fortification technology developed by researchers in New Zealand.
DSM have been granted an extension by the European Commission (EC) that permits the use of Schizochytrium sp. oil as a source of omega-3 fatty acid for use in foods that include supplements, infant and sports nutrition products.
Long thought of as pre-determined, the composition of breastmilk appears to change according to the type of probiotic consumed by the mother-to-be, a JAMA study concludes.
Advocacy groups and charities have urged The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) to remove sponsorship from infant formula firms for its upcoming Middle East and North Africa conference.
Nestlé has announced its new global research centre in Ireland is to focus on developing innovations in milk-based maternal and infant nutrition products for the global market.
Researchers form startup to commercialise findings
Gut microbes from healthy infants can block the development of milk allergy in mice, according to new data that suggests the microbiome is critical to food allergies, and that modifying our gut bacteria could be a way to fight it.
Daily omega-3 fatty acid intake in pregnant women are 4 -10 times lower than recommended levels - an observation also noted in women of childbearing age, in findings that suggest no change in nutritional habits during this period.
The UAE Cabinet has implemented a blanket ban on the advertising of infant formula and other infant nutrition products, including follow-up formula and complementary foods.
DSM has given its backing to a new study that details the benefits of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) on child growth and development in a malnourished population.
Diet-related advice based on an individual’s personal gut microbiome is only a matter of time with the ‘one-size-fits-all’ concept increasingly becoming outdated.
Consumption of fish oil omega-3s during the third trimester of pregnancy may prolong gestation and increase birth weights of the newborns, according to a new double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Staying healthy is becoming less about diet and more about beliefs so brands need to learn what their audience's 'religion' is and how to connect to their beliefs, according to a new in-depth trends report.
Babies’ allergy to cow’s milk protein (CMPA) may act as a ‘Trojan horse’ for the €44bn global formula industry, an expert says, as the condition may be help firms form relationships with the paediatric profession.
The UK’s Chief Medical Officer believes technologies that combine nutritional guidelines, genetic information and behavioural science can ‘nudge’ individuals to achieve personal behaviour changes.
Studies looking into vitamin D status in both the young and old appear to link its deficiency with schizophrenia in newborns and depression in older adults.
Progress in tackling malnutrition worldwide is to date simply not good enough, according to the 2018 Global Nutrition Report, which lays bare the global devastation of having too much or too little to eat.
Sales of Growing Up Milk are booming thanks to product fortification and shrewd marketing, research has revealed, despite repeated health warnings from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
There is a large appetite among the public for microbiome-based medicine but there is also a need to deliver more in terms of evidence and how it’s communicated, a microbiome expert said.
An ingredient used in infant formula may support the intestinal barrier in preventing harmful compounds from entering the bloodstream by increasing beneficial bacteria numbers in the gut.
Danone Nutricia says it is committed to a new Code of Practice encouraging responsible infant formula marketing and transparency in what is already a highly regulated industry, in which it believes ‘is not appreciated by some stakeholders’.
Kiwi scientists have published nationally representative research on the breastmilk composition of breastfeeding mothers in the country, which could aid the development of supplements or programmes to support the health of breastfeeding mothers and their...
Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) has called for an ‘open and science-based discussion’ in response to new EU requirements regarding processed cereal-based food (PCBF) and baby food.
Research gaps are undermining the understanding of children's nutrient intakes, leading to the inadequate design and monitoring of future nutritional policies in Europe.
Infant formula milk manufacturers in the UK have signed up to a new Code of Practice designed to encourage responsible marketing and transparency as well as issues on product quality and safety.
UK researchers appear to have confirmed the importance of the first years of a child's life as a prime window of opportunity for gut development and optimal health in later life.
Deregulation and the lack of specific EU rules for specialised nutrition such as sports products pose concrete risks including consumer confusion, loss of innovation and market fragmentation.
Online sales of dairy products on China's e-commerce platforms grew at a YoY rate of 45.2% in Q1 2018 — the lowest since Q1 2016, according to analysis carried out by China research company Syntun.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the microbiota have been identified as opportunities for the private sector to offer affordable nutrition to lower-income consumers, who are at a higher risk of malnutrition.
Food and Agriculture Organisation’s director-general José Graziano da Silva has called for legal and institutional frameworks to take the lead in addressing dietary gaps that characterise malnutrition.
For the three months ending September 30, 2018, Danone has announced consolidated sales of €6.2bn, up 1.4% on a like-for-like basis, with a 3.3% rise in value and a 1.9% decline in volume.
The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) has set a number of deadlines to register interest and submit data for a range of common food additives found in infant formula products and foods.
