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Food Standards Australia and New Zealand is proposing to retain the ban on adding kava to foods, but not dietary supplements regulated under New Zealand regulations, and to keep the labelling statements related to public health.
Controversial new rules in the US on the labelling of trans fatty acids (TFAs) on food products continue to meet with opposition from food manufacturers. On Thursday the National Food Processors Association - the industry body - voiced its concerns...
Australian confectionery ginger giant warns of profit plunge due to intense pressure from rising dollar, a sharp turnaround from the previous guidance that profits would rise in 2003.
The FDA has taken action against the president of five nutritional supplement companies for the use of false disease-related claims and mislabeling of obesity and erectile disfuction supplements.
The US Food and Drug Administration will publish two of the major interim final regulations implementing the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act in the Federal Register today.
Acatris, the health ingredients company of the Royal Schouten Group, has sold the assets and the business of its brewery division to English firm Lupofresh.
The healthy image of soyfoods is set to lift sales in Europe even higher in coming years, with growth in soya-based alternatives to dairy and meat products expected to enter double digits from 2003 - 2005, according to a pan-European study on the soy...
Better known for its range of tinned soups, Campbell's is set to introduce Invigor8, a new fortified 100 per cent fruit juice energy drink, at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show in Chicago this month.
Last week's SupplySide West in Las Vegas proved one of the busiest shows of the year, attracting 5,126 executives from dietary supplement, food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies.
More than half the women participating in a trial in New Zealand stopped taking HRT after last year's Women's Health study, report researchers this week. Are natural supplements filling the gap?
The herbal extract aloe vera, more commonly used in cosmetics, is increasingly being added to foods, with the latest innovation from German dairy company Onken in the form of an aloe vera-enriched low-fat yoghurt.
US natural and organic food company the Hain Celestial Group this week announced the launch of Carb Fit, its new natural low-carbohydrate food brand, containing no trans-fats, hydrogenated oils or taste- and stability-enhancing chemicals.