News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
US trade body the Council for Responsible Nutrition said this week that its Omega-3 Working Group has ratified a voluntary monograph intended to raise the bar for the quality of long chain Omega-3 EPA and DHA products marketed in North America, in...
The weight-loss services provider Weight Watchers International is suing Florida-based supplement company USA Prescriptions for placing unauthorised pop-up ads for diet drugs on the WeightWatchers website.
The controversial topic of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Europe formed the centrepiece for a reception this week in Brussels hosted by the Confederation of food and drink industries in the EU. Overiding sentiment? Although clear advocates of...
Expanding ingredients company Danisco strengthened its position in Asia this month when the company announced that it has set up its flavour headquarters for the Asian region in Singapore.
Fish oil supplements could help reduce some of the fatty substances found in the blood of diabetic patients, according to researchers reporting in the October issue of Diabetes Care.
Reporting sales of SF21.7 billion (€14.8bn) for the first nine months of the year, the Roche group, which has recently sold its vitamins business to DSM, also announced that a further SF1.2 billion would have to be set aside for the vitamins case,...
The Ephedra Education Council (EEC) has responded to yesterday's news that as many as one third of the US population now suffers from obesity with a statement promoting the safety and efficacy of the dietary supplement ephedra.
US health company Shaklee has introduced ProSante, a hair care line with added vitamins and nutrients to revitalise hair.