Supplements to Cuba
A dietary supplement company has gained a license to sell its products to Cuba, under the next round of exports exempted from the trade embargo.
Archives for December 11, 2003
Purac takes over Avebe subsidiary
Dutch food ingredients and confectionery group CSM continues its strategy to expand worldwide activities in the food and pharmaceutical markets with the recent announcement that it has completed the acquisition of the gluconic acid derivatives...
New research on Lonza's L-Carnitine Crystalline
Swiss chemicals company Lonza this week report on a new study showing that supplements of its L-Carnitine Crystalline significantly increases fatty acid oxidation in healthy adults.
Sports nutrition group organises to lobby new directive
Manufacturers of sports nutrition products have formed a new alliance to better represent their trade in the face of a forthcoming directive, set to tightly regulate foods and beverages marketed to sportspeople.
No basis for NZ joint authority, argues industry
New Zealand's Health Minister Annette King has provided no basis for a joint authority with Australia to regulate the country's dietary supplements industry, argues health products consultant Ron Law in the New Zealand Herald today.
Flavoursome fibres
The healthy components of fibres such as oats and rye can also enhance their flavour if the correct processing techniques are used, claims new Finnish research.
Industy mulls over 'may contain' alternatives
Labelling issues on the cards again for manufacturers as the UK's food safety agency this week launches a consultation on the use of alternative phrases to 'may contain' on food labels.
Emerging markets to impact soy processing
The regional distribution of soybean production and processing capacity in the US has shifted dramatically during the last decade. Citing the impact of emerging markets, a new study claims this change will have important consequences for the US soybean...
Akins diet may reduce seizures in epilepsy patients
The popular low-carbohydrate, high-fat Atkins diet, causing waves on both sides of the Atlantic, may also have a role in preventing seizures in children with epilepsy, say researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in the US.