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Makers of calcium supplements can make a qualified health claim for their possible reduction of high blood pressure, after the Food and Drug Administration concluded that there is some evidence for the claim.
The French food safety authority is advising consumers not to drink more than 30 ml of noni juice per day as some studies have linked it with hepatitis.
Leading vitamin maker DSM has signed a new deal with Chinese partner NCPC as it looks to improve earnings from its nutrition business.
Israeli astaxanthin producer Algatechnologies is adding new production capacity to meet growing demand for the carotenoid, increasingly recognized for its health properties.
Biotech giant Monsanto and soy ingredients supplier Solae are to develop a new line of soy proteins that they claim will have a better taste and higher level of solubility than any other soy protein on the market.
Potato waste could offer the food industry a cheap, renewable and as yet underutilised source of chitin and lactic acid, according to a university scientist.
A dairy peptide shown to protect liver health is also an effective cosmeceutical ingredient, says innovative ingredients firm DMV International, which is exploiting milk fractions to build a new skincare range.