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Researchers may have found a way to inhibit the oxidation of fish-oils in fortified milk products. The discovery may provide a solution to the problem of fish-oil's high susceptibility to oxidation, which has blighted its easy inclusion in...
Burke International, the company that has held the trademark for the name 'rooibos' since 1994, has informed the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of its voluntary surrender of the mark, meaning that other companies using the South African plant...
Ingredients players and food makers could expect some relief in soy ingredients prices as soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell yesterday, reports Lindsey Partos.
The packaging of herbal dietary supplements too closely resembles that of drugs, according to the American Medical Association (AMA), which is campaigning for a change in labeling, packaging and advertising regulations to make the distinction clear,...
A recently published article suggests that consumer enthusiasm for taking vitamin C as a treatment for the common cold may be unjustified, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Far from being an unhealthy treat, the scientific evidence is support of the health benefits of eating dark chocolate are stacking up. The latest research indicates that the flavonoid-rich substance could have a protective effect on the cardiovascular...
Companies may spend thousands of dollars putting together a health claims petition, but in the past year their efforts to make public links between certain ingredients and health benefits have been held up by delays in the FDA's approvals process....