New broth slices day away from listeria testing
Tracking the harmful foodborne pathogen Listeria in the food chain, UK firm Oxoid has designed a new broth that could accelerate detection time for the food industry.
Archives for January 13, 2005
Kraft extends nutrition labelling to US audience
Kraft Foods, the world's biggest food company, has announced its US operation is to provide consumers with more nutritional information about its products - a precedent already set by its UK division, Tom Armitage reports.
Fortune favors Forbes Medi-Tech for 2005
2005 is barely underway but Canadian Forbes Medi-Tech is already looking forward to a bumper year. The biopharmaceutical company yesterday announced revenue guidance of C$21 to C$22 million for the fiscal year ending 31 December 2005 - up at least 20...
Naturex on acquisition trail
French plant extracts firm Naturex is aiming to raise €9.27 million in a new share placement to fund further acquisitions, it said yesterday.
Parents, not kids, barrier to childhood healthy eating?
Many children know what constitutes a healthy diet but often their parents are uninterested in their eating habits, finds new consumer research.
Do the new Dietary Guidelines need supplements?
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans were unveiled yesterday. Jess Halliday reports on the role supplements have to play and the guidelines' wider implications.
IOM calls for supplement standards in line with conventional therapies
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) has called on Congress to amend the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) and hold complementary and alternative therapies to the same standard as conventional medical therapies.
DHA supplements remedy cholesterol levels in children
Taking supplements of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) appeared to restore normal blood vessel function in children with inherited high cholesterol, report researchers.
Gadot driving into nutraceuticals market
Citrate salts manufacturer Gadot Biochemical is looking to boost its strong growth with a new range of mineral combinations as well as plans to add new ingredients through acquisitions.