Chr Hansen sale: private equity gains leading colour and culture positions
The European Commission gives the all clear for private equity firm PAI to buy the food ingredients arm of Danish firm Chr Hansen, writes Lindsey Partos.
Archives for July 19, 2005
Move over wrinkle creams, anti-ageing foods hit Europe
Foods designed to help slow ageing are exploding onto the European market, with mainstream manufacturers confirming that the trend may be here to stay, reports Dominique Patton.
Calls for vitamin A warnings on multivitamin supplements
UK trade officers and a charity are calling on industry to include labelling about the risks of vitamin A to pregnant women on all multivitamin supplements, writes Dominique Patton.
DD Williamson expands natural colours line as food makers up demand
The world's number one caramel colour supplier DD Williamson drives further into the profitable natural colours market, acquiring the natural colours business of Artemis International.
Could supplements replace food as the main nutrient source?
The general population should rely on diet for its nutrient needs and not view supplementation as an insurance policy against imperfect diet, according to an article published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But Jess...
Calcium may prevent polyps but cancer not clear
Calcium supplements might stop the development of polyps that sometimes lead to colon cancer but there is not enough evidence that the mineral can prevent colorectal cancer itself, finds a new study.
Top lawyer honored by NNFA
The dietary supplements industry needs its defenders as much today as it has over the past 40 years. Fitting, then, that the National Nutritional Foods Association this week bestowed its President's Award on Robert Ullman, a litigator who has seen off...
Indena exploits new technology to refine bilberry extract
Italian company Indena has developed a new method that allows for the identification and direct quantification of the active properties found in bilberry plant material and extracts - technology that could be applied to a variety of botanical...
GI studies inconclusive, says Grain Foods Foundation
A campaign designed to combat the glycaemic index momentum is being launched in the US by the Grain Foods Foundation and public relations firm Mullen, reports Lorraine Heller.
Licensing deal frees up Europharma for R&D
EuroPharma continues to outsource its sales and marketing operations in order to focus on R&D with the signing of a new licensing and distribution agreement for its existing IP and products with Blue Spring Wellness, reports Jess Halliday.