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US-based Spherix will be putting pressure on Denmark's Arla Foods to begin production of the natural sweetener tagatose in the coming months. Arla has promised production will start in April or May, but legal proceedings may find this too late.
Spanish choline manufacturer Algry Quimica has welcomed new US regulations regarding choline salts to become effective in autumn 2003. The company said the laws will clearly define the quality of choline-based preparations.
Health ingredients manufacturer Cognis Nutrition and Health has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GRAS status for the company's Xangold brand natural lutein esters products in a variety of foods.
Norwegian firm NutriPharma says a study shows its soy composition Abacor to be more effective at lowering cholesterol than other commercially available soy protein.
Northland Cranberries, the US-based juice group, has made an offer for the cranberry juice business of its main rival Ocean Spray - a move which the latter group seems to have dismissed as merely a statement of interest.
Vitamin D supplements can reduce fractures in elderly men and women, finds a study in this week's British Medical Journal. Previous research shows that vitamin D taken with calcium can help prevent fractures in the elderly, but this study demonstrates...