European patent for Mannatech glyconutrient blend
Mannatech, the US company which produces nutritional supplements, has received a European patent for it glyconutrient blend.
Archives for June 18, 2002
New name, new products for Gum Tech
Gum Tech, the Utah-based company which produces the Zicam homeopathic cold remedy and other innovative pharmaceutical products, has announced plans to change its name to Matrixx Initiatives and to launch a number of new products within the Zicam range.
First shipments for TREK performance drink
Leading Brands, the Canadian beverage manufacturer and distributor, has begun shipments of its new "optimised performance beverage" TREK after an extremely positive reaction from distributors involved in earlier trials.
Extended distribution for flax and soy brands
Zoe Foods to sell its flax and soy products via Wild Harvest stores in 70 Shaw's supermarkets in the US.
Supplement users at risk from ignorance of tolerable upper limits
Researchers from Canada have discovered that many dietary supplement users are unaware of the tolerable upper limits and as such could be putting themselves at risk instead of doing themselves some good.
Lycopene-rich tomato created by accident
Researchers from the USDA's Agricultural Research Centre and Purdue University have created a tomato which has nearly three-and-a-half times the usual amount of the carotenoid as a happy side effect of a GM process.
Wessanen, Wild Oats partnership
Wild Oats Markets, the US-based natural and organic foods retailer, has signed a distribution deal with the Dutch food producer Koninklijke Wessanen whose Tree of Life unit already distributes natural food products throughout the US.