Whey-hey for Iso-Chill
Protein ingredients company Proliant introduced its new Iso-Chill whey protein isolates to visitors at the opening day of SupplySide East yesterday.
Archives for May 6, 2003
Keeping tabs on cyclamate levels
The Food Standards Agency is advising parents to give young children no more than three beakers (about 180ml each) a day of dilutable soft drinks, or squashes, containing the sweetener cyclamate.
American eating habits shaping up
Professional online research firm InsightExpress, reveals that 60 per cent of Americans are eating healthier today than a year ago - whether they are on a diet or not.
Nutriblend divested to LycoRed
German pharmaceutical and chemicals company Merck has announced the sale of its Nutriblend nutritional supplements business to Israeli-American joint venture LycoRed Natural Products Industries, producer of the natural tomato lycopene complex Lycomato.
Varying strengths for herbal antioxidants
Norwegian and Japanese scientists have confirmed several culinary and medicinal herbs as important sources of dietary antioxidants. But they say there is more than a 1000-fold difference among antioxidant concentrations.
Multivits combat birth defects for diabetic mothers
Taking multivitamins around the time of conception may reduce the risk of birth defects in children born to diabetic mothers, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.
Adsat 'fat buster' ad busted
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has upheld a complaint against Adsat challenging the efficacy of its Thermoplast V37 slimming product.
Reliv makes record 1Q sales
Reliv International, an international manufacturer and network marketer of nutritional supplements, has posted a healthy set of first quarter results.
Multivits help diabetic mothers avoid birth defects
Taking multivitamins around the time of conception may reduce the risk of birth defects in children born to diabetic mothers, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.
Cranberry producer introduces omega-3 oil
US firm Decas Cranberries has developed an omega-3 oil from cranberry seeds. Omegacran oil, being unveiled at SupplySide East today, is thought to offer an alternative to fatty acid products derived from fish sources.