Swiss retailer launches gluten-free range
Migros, the Swiss food retailer, has launched a range of gluten-free products aimed specifically at coeliacs, the first time the co-operative group has catered for sufferers of the digestive disease.
Archives for May 3, 2004
FDA obesity plan may help low-cal food manufacturers
US food makers investing in low-calorie products could be set to benefit from the government's growing desire to tackle obesity.
Tough times for Raisio Nutrition
Raisio Nutrition, the health food division of Finland's Raisio Group, ended the first quarter with a drop in sales compared to the previous year. But the company remained confident that its decision to focus on its nutrition and food ingredients...
Texture measuring improved
Stable Micro Systems has developed a probe that it claims can accurately determine the firmness and texture of a number of foods. The analyser works by penetrating the food in several places to give an average reading.
Growing demand for herb in booming weight loss market
The US demand for forskolin, a compound that promotes increased lean body mass has grown to such an extent that one manufacturer has increased the amount of farmland used to grow the plant to meet the year round demand for the herbal extract.
DHA levels implicated in epilepsy
Omega-3 fatty acids have been associated with numerous health benefits, from brain development and preventing memory loss to suppressing tumours and cutting heart disease. But according to new findings in the US, one particular fatty acid,...
NAC supplement for brain damage in boys
A supplement form of the amino acid cysteine may be able to help treat brain damage in boys, say US researchers, by replenishing the body's levels of the powerful antioxidant glutathione.
Great Earth expands chain licensees
Natural products retailer Akin's Natural Foods Market is the latest chain to link up with vitamins and minerals supplier Great Earth in a licensing agreement for the firm's brands of nutritional and dietary supplements.
Danisco takes on trans free market
Pressure on food manufacturers to remove artery-clogging trans fats linked to heart disease from foods continues in the US and Europe. In response to increasing demand and imminent labelling rules in the US, food ingredients players are designing...