Andro may be removed from supplements market
Industry association the National Nutritional Foods Association has declared its support for a congress move to ban the marketing of steroid hormone precursors like 'andro' as dietary supplements.
Archives for March 11, 2004
Little bottles making it big in functional dairy
The success of the 'little bottle' or 'daily dose' format in the probiotics sector is encouraging companies to launch new functional products in the handy sized bottle, leaving out the traditional packs altogether, writes Dominique Patton.
Dairy, vegetable proteins may protect against gout
A new study points to yet another risk associated with a diet rich in animal protein - it may increase the risk of gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in men.
Rhodia completes ingredients sale to Danisco
Chemicals group Rhodia signed off the sale of its food ingredients business to ingredients giant Danisco today, in a deal worth €320 million.
Science-backed slimming supplement hoping to rival diet drugs
A Swedish R&D company has launched a slimming pill based on a green tea concentrate that it claims is almost as effective as the weight loss drug Xenical, without similar side effects, writes Dominique Patton.
Mannatech reports global growth
Mannatech - a US supplement developer - has reported its highest annual sales figures to date. The company - reporting a more than three-fold increase in net profit - attributed its profitablility to growth in international markets alongside the...
ARA shortage eats into profits at Martek
License agreements with leading infant formula makers helped Martek Biosciences maintain a strong revenue stream in this year's first quarter but although it has continued last year's profit-making run through to 2004, margins were impacted by...