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Innovations from mainstream food and beverage manufacturers continue to focus on health benefits, with companies adding the newest ingredients to the most traditional products, reveals Mintel's Global New Products Database this month.
Scientists at the UK's Institute of Food Research have begun work to identify the compounds in strawberries responsible for inhibiting the growth of cancer cells with the aim of developing new varieties in which the anticarcinogenic compounds are...
Canada saw the official publication of the Natural Health Products Regulations this week, announced by Minister of Health, the Honourable Anne McLellan. Next week, the new food fortification policy will be under discussion.
Herbalife International has launched its first television advertising campaign in over a decade, to promote its herbal weight loss products and build awareness of the company name.
A patent-pending process developed by research and development company Nashai Biotech successfully preserves and protects active theaflavins in finished products, claims the company.
Child nutrition will be the main topic on the agenda tomorrow as the British Nutrition Foundation prepares to welcome industry members to its 16th annual National Nutrition Education Conference in Cambridge in the UK.
Israeli firm LycoRed Natural Products Industries says it has received GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status for its Lyc-O-Mato tomato lycopene product. GRAS status will open doors for the ingredient to be used to fortify foods with lycopene.
The American Medical Association House of Delegates yesterday called for a ban on the sale of over-the-counter dietary supplements containing anabolic steroid-like ingredients and its precursors.
Israeli firm LycoRed Natural Products Industries says it has received GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status for its Lyc-O-Mato tomato lycopene product. GRAS status will open doors for the ingredient to be used to fortify foods with lycopene.