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Preliminary research in the US finds that soy isoflavones, found in soy infant formula, do not disrupt infant development, despite concerns from some scientists that the isoflavones could act like female hormones in infants.
Growing sales of herbal medicines are threatening to wipe out up to a fifth of the plant species on which the industry depends, a new report will claim. It also accuses the herbal medicines industry of doing nothing to stop the problem.
French plant extracts firm Naturex is seeking a new acquisition to boost its share in the global ingredients marketplace.
Onions and solar radiation exposure could help prevent prostate cancer, while meat and dairy products could be risk factors, finds a recent 32 country study.
The European energy drink market has seen something of a slowdown in growth in the last couple of years, as we reported earlier this week, with a plethora of 'me-too' products launched in the 1990s falling by the wayside in the early 2000s.