Yakult moves into new market
Japanese dairy firm Yakult Honsha is entering the New Zealand market with its probiotic fermented milk drink this month.
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Codex backs safety approach to maximum levels
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, meeting in Geneva this week, has endorsed draft guidelines on vitamin and mineral supplements that recommend basing maximum levels of nutrients on safety rather than the RDA.
Multivitamins delay full-blown AIDS, risk of death
A daily multivitamin can slow the progression of HIV and also delay the need for antiretroviral therapy, show the results of an eight-year study by Harvard researchers out today.
Canadians warned off non-Chinese star anise
Health Canada has asked manufacturers of products containing the herb star anise to prove it is of the Chinese variety (Illicium verumand) and does not pose a risk to health, after consumers have reported adverse reactions after drinking star anise tea.
Scientists aiming to standardise antioxidant measurement
An international gathering of researchers has agreed for the first time to establish uniform measurement standards for antioxidants.