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The American Herbal Products Association has filed new comments with the FDA over its new dietary ingredients (NDI) program, drawing attention to possible differences in composition between unprocessed herbs and those that have been semi-processed.
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There is nothing so redolent of a corporate mid-life crisis as the strategic equivalent of a new car, new girl and new image, set firmly on the shoulders of the same old idea. McDonald's, it seems, is firmly in the throes of a mid-life crisis.
Dr Rob M. Russell, a scientist specializing in carotenoid metabolism, last week won DSM's €25,000 prize for his major influence on furthering understanding of beta-carotene's role in cancer.
Nestlé is on the hunt for start-up companies developing new foods and processing techniques targeting the health and nutrition market.
New Zealand-based Comvita, a manufacturer of supplements and natural products made by bees, has bought up its UK distributor to get closer to its most important market and help it increase sales into other European countries.
Following a low-fat vegan diet may boost weight loss by more than a standard cholesterol-control diet containing meat and animal-derivatives, indicates a new study - despite the vegan participants upping their intake of carbohydrates.
Corn with twice as much protein and oil and about half as much carbohydrate content could be just round the corner.