Loders Croklaan introduces new CLA oil to fight flu
Dutch company Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition yesterday presented the findings of new research to support the immune boosting function of its conjugated linoleic acid product Safflorin.
Archives for May 13, 2003
Degussa set for steady growth
First quarter sales at the German speciality chemicals company remained steady and earnings before interest and taxes rose 10 per cent on the prior year, giving chairman Professor Felcht cause for an optimistic outlook for 2003.
Calories: foe or friend?
A high calorie diet seems to increase the chances of surviving bowel cancer for longer, although it may also be the cause of it in the first place, suggests research in Gut.
US launch for Omega-3 products
Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition has added two new marine based Omega-3 fatty acid products to its successful Marinol line in the US, offering the products with higher concentrations of DHA than its existing Marinol range there.
Spreading the benefits of red wine
The antioxidant qualities of the polyphenols found in red wine can now be given to white wine - and indeed a number of other drinks - thanks to a new grape seed extract from Omega Biotech.
FSA commissions caffeine investigation
The UK Food Standards Agency has commissioned a study of the possible association between maternal caffeine consumption and low birthweight by the Universities of Leicester and Leeds in the UK.
Stripping can be good for you
An edible film strip which could be used as a novel method of delivering functional ingredients or vitamins has been attracting considerable interest from visitors to the Vitafoods show in Geneva this week.
High cal diet - a doubled-edged sword?
Patients suffering from bowel cancer have a better chance of surviving longer if they eat a high calorie diet, new research suggests. But the high caloric intake could well be the cause of the cancer in the first place.
Flachsmann aims for sports nutrition sector
Swiss plant extract manufacturer Flachsmann yesterday introduced its Green Mate extract to visitors at Vitafoods, the nutraceuticals and functional foods show taking place in Geneva this week.
Pepping up ingredient delivery
US premix company Watson Foods has designed a new concept to showcase its edible film strips, a novel delivery system which could be applied to functional ingredients and vitamins. Visitors at Vitafoods have been testing the PEPPYmint strips.
Pharmachem acquires botanical extraction business
Pharmachem Laboratories has bought the Avoca unit of tobacco group R.J. Reynolds, giving it control of the largest botanical extraction facility in North America and allowing it to expand production of its own botanical ingredients.
US biotech WTO move knocked by EU
So, they went ahead and did it anyway. Despite imminent changes to the European legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), re-iterated by EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy just this week, the US has gone ahead and filed a World Trade...