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AHPA's executive committee has voted to support legislation currently pending in the US House of Representatives that would stop individual states from requiring foods and supplements to conform to their own regulations.
A pharmaceutical company has suggested that the addition of a phosphorylated variant of gamma-tocopherol to lycopene-rich foods like tomato sauce might boost the carotenoid's anti-cancer activity.
Food companies are facing a business conundrum in the wake of the consumer stampede towards healthier eating, according to a new report from JPMorgan: continue going against the grain with high margin, not-so-healthy products or deliver healthier...
Current evidence on Echinacea preparations cannot support the efficacy of the wide variety of Echinacea products on the market, concludes a review.
Swiss chemicals group Lonza has reported a 38.8 percent increase in operating income in 2005, but margins for its nutritional products have been eroded by high costs.
The functional food market is the fastest growing application for vitamin E, with beverages, bars and oils increasingly fortified with the vitamin, reveals new research.
Nutritional powders supplier Nutri Pharmaceuticals Research will introduce a range of products with higher bioavailability thanks to a technology based on aloe vera.
A new review study has poured water on claims that there is sufficient evidence to support a link between omega-3 consumption and a reduced risk of cancer.