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Premature infants fed breast milk made developmental gains equal to or greater than those fed formula specially designed for low-birth-weight infants, reports a team of international researchers.
Common fruits not only contain a number of vitamins and minerals that help fight everyday illnesses but could also harbor agents that can reduce the risk for skin cancer, suggests new research presented this week at the Frontiers in Cancer Prevention...
Dean Foods company Mountain High Yoghurt has introduced a yogurt containing the prebiotic fibre NutraFlora to promote healthy digestion.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced dates for further meetings to provide food companies with information on complying with the bioterrorism act.
Legislation in Europe to end 'hidden' allergens on food labels cleared a crucial hurdle last month when the Council and the European Parliament put a red pen through the '25 per cent' rule, ushering in the transparent labelling of food ingredients...
Drug delivery firm Capricorn Pharma has signed a deal with International Specialty Products giving ISP worldwide marketing rights to its range of microencapsulated ingredients for supplement, OTC and oral care applications.
The UK is to launch the world's first scheme to screen sports supplements for contamination with illegal performance-enhancing drugs, according to a report in the New Scientist this week.
Against a current tough market backdrop for ingredients, Danish company Chr Hansen is facing up to the challenge, with the dairy culture specialists this week lifting previous profit forecasts for the year by €4 million on the back of stronger...