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German speciality ingredients supplier Nutrinova has collaborated with Swisscaps, a capsule provider for pharmaceutical and dietary supplement companies, to develop soft gel capsules containing its DHActive omega-3 oil.
Complementary health products maker Comvita New Zealand reports strong trading well ahead of last year's performance and expects to finish the year with a sound financial result as it prepares to list on the NZX's new AX market.
Dark chocolate could potentially reduce both cardiovascular and thromboembolic disease, due to its high flavonoid-rich cocoa content, suggests new research on chocolate consumption.
Strong results across a range of business units helped US agribusiness Cargill post a stable set of figures for the fourth-quarter of 2003. Food ingredients operations in Europe, Latin America and North America claim a particularly strong performance.
In a drive to cut the number of pills required for each dosage, sports nutrition company ATX Athlete Nutrition has come up with a new energy-boosting formula.
Cholesterol-beating ingredients continue to please the market with innovative Canadian company Forbes Medi-Tech reporting a strong set of figures for the first six months of the year. Revenues for the period rose 29 per cent from $5.1 million in 2002...
Research into the possible health benefits of the world's all time favourite - chocolate - continues. Scientists from Europe claim that the high flavonoid-rich cocoa content of dark chocolate could effectively reduce both cardiovascular and...
The United States, Argentina and Canada have asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to set up a dispute settlement panel to decide whether or not the EU's policies on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) constitute a barrier to trade, reports CORDIS.