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UK natural extracts firm William Ransom & Son saw turnover and profits slip in the first half of the year but said it remains focused on its acquisition strategy, to be funded by cash from a planned site sale.
German company Boehringer Ingelheim received a US patent yesterday for its extract of red vine leaves which can be used as a treatment for chronic venous insufficiency.
Leading obesity research centre the Rowett Institute is to begin a trial to assess the health benefits of the fats found in fish and dairy products.
Fortifying wheat flour with iron appears to have little effect on improving intake of the mineral, suggests a report in this month's European Journal of Nutrition.
Researchers at German fine chemicals firm BASF have produced evidence to show that bioavailability of synthetic lycopene is equal to that derived from natural sources such as tomatoes.