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A recent study in Canada has given weight to the assumption that adding folic acid to food can dramatically reduce the incidence of birth defects - suggesting that Europe should follow the example set by North America and start to fortify its flour.
US cranberry co-operative Ocean Spray will purchase the cranberry processing assets and current inventory of unprocessed cranberries of Wisconsin-based Northland Cranberries as part of the expansion of its fruit receiving and concentrating operations.
A jury has voted to uphold Kemin Industries' patents for the chemical composition and production process of lutein, in a trial in Des Moines, Iowa, against Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro.
A recent study in Canada has given weight to the assumption that adding folic acid to food can dramatically reduce the incidence of birth defects.
A jury in the US has voted to uphold Kemin Industries' patents for the chemical composition and production process of lutein, in a trial in Des Moines, Iowa, against Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro.
Canadian firm Burcon NutraScience will carry out further, unscheduled tests into canola proteins, Supertein and Puratein, which could create a delay in the regulatory process they must undergo before being brought to market.
More than half the people tested in a UK-wide pharmacy initiative were found to be at risk of high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease. This underlines the WHO's call last week for consumers to take preventative steps against this illness...
Supplementation by US consumers could save the state $15 billion in health costs according to a study published last week. Philippa Nuttall spoke to Elliott Balbert, president of the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA), about what this...