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The mineral supplement chromium picolinate has been given the all-clear by the UK's food authority. It is a strong sign that the compound could be accepted across Europe under the forthcoming supplements directive, writes Dominique Patton.
Regular users of vitamin E may be less likely to die from Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), compared with non-users, suggests new research.
Ireland's functional foods industry has been slated for major growth under a government-backed development programme announced last week.
Compounds in the bark of the Scotch pine, more usually used for Christmas trees, show promising anti-inflammatory action in cell studies, say Finnish researchers, and could be developed into food supplements for arthritis patients.
Cyanotech, a leading producer of natural products from microalgae, said today that changes in market conditions means it will only convert six out of a possible 10 ponds from Spirulina to astaxanthin production.
The low-calorie juice drinks market is expected to continue to increase by 30 to 40 percent in the US during the next few years, according to a report on Reuters.
BioProgress will make its first foray into China, having appointed AXM Pharma as the distributor for its supplements that use dissolve-in-the-mouth-film technology, in what it hopes to be a lucrative deal.
China continues to pull on global commodities with demand for US soybeans rising in 2004/05 by nearly 50 per cent on the previous year, reports Lindsey Partos. China's total contracts for soybeans reached 6.6 million tonnes by 18 November, a 44 per...