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A panel of European experts has for the first time drawn up guidelines for quality standards for probiotic products in a bid to improve the quality of the increasing numbers of supplements and probiotic foods on the market.
DSM expects to see full year profits rise 50 per cent on last year, said chairman Peter Elverding, after stronger than expected growth in the third quarter continued the positive trend.
Supermarket brand vitamin and drug maker Perrigo has managed to build on the growth it saw last year and fielded a strong first quarter for 2005.
British supermarket Asda has been fined £5,000 for claiming that the antioxidant properties of mangoes could help to fight cancer.
Chews, sweets and strips - manufacturers are marketing supplements to consumers who until now avoided them because they don't like swallowing pills or have been too busy to take them.
The shortage of flu vaccine has forced millions of Americans to seek alternatives and the supplements industry has not been slow in coming forward with suggestions.The American Botanical Council suggests some herbals that manufacturers may want to...
High intakes of fruit may be important for bone health in girls, report researchers in Northern Ireland.
A herbal medicine, used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, appears to reduce the impact of dementia, shows a small study.