SourceOne offers Kangde chondroitin to US market
Ingredient marketing firm SourceOne Global Partners is to distribute chondroitin sulfate, supplied by China's biggest supplier Yantai Kangde Biochemical Products, exclusively to the US market.
Archives for November 7, 2003
Numico lifts spirits with raised forecast
An upbeat Numico yesterday lifted its outlook for the year after showing good growth in its core baby food and clinical nutrition units in the third quarter and first nine months, and even a sales increase at the recently divested GNC.
Congress members move to hurry FDA decision on ephedra
A group of senators yesterday introduced a resolution urging the FDA to immediately remove all ephedra-containing supplements from the market. Industry continues to encourage a decision taken on the science and not the politics.
BioGaia set to take bigger slice of probiotic profits
Swedish probiotics firm BioGaia has taken over the marketing of its Reuteri bacteria to the international dairy industry, formerly managed by Denmark's Chr. Hansen, allowing it to boost revenue from new dairy customers. It has also signed a new deal...
Food industry continues to lobby for changes to health claims regs
The EU's nutrition and health claims legislation must give industry the flexibility to invest in R&D to develop healthier foods, warned the president of Europe's confederation of food and drink industries (CIAA) at a recent meeting.
Cocoa wins antioxidant prize
US food scientists have shown that the hot beverage cocoa contains more antioxidants per cup than a similar serving of red wine or tea, much touted for their disease-fighting potential. This could make cocoa a healthier option than either.
Calcium, weight loss link explored in new study
US researchers are investigating whether calcium intake, previously linked to lower weight in girls, could help prevent women from gaining too much weight when pregnant. They hope to better understand the link between the mineral and fat.
MGP Ingredients reaps rewards of strategy
Sales for speciality ingredients set first quarter results soaring for US company MGP Ingredients, offsetting a downturn in figures for commodity ingredients and in the face of higher energy and raw material costs.
Herbal labeling depends on brand, not benchmarks
Different brands of the same herbal products available to US consumers may vary substantially in recommended dose and listed ingredients, researchers report in a new study, which appears to suggest that doctors can do little to assess how much of an...
Ireland fails to escape obesity trend
Scientists and policy makers in Ireland met this week to discuss the growing incidence of obesity and strategies to prevent obesity-related disease.
Chewing the GM cud
If nothing else, the opening decade of the 21st century will go down in the annals of time as the period the world went to war over GMOs. When it comes to genetically modified organisms, passions run deep and the path to reconciling polar opinions -...