Archives for October 24, 2006

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Survey indicates Europeans' functional food preferences

By  staff reporter

An EU-funded project to identify consumer attitudes to metabolic syndrome, genetics in nutrition and agro-food technologies could help inform food makers about product types and approaches that are likely to be well received.

Funding for social, economic genomics research

By  staff reporter

New funding is to be made available for three UK-based centres researching the social and economic impact of advances in genomics, a hot area for the food and nutritional industries that advocates believe could help deal with lifestyle disease epidemics.

Functional foods make waves at SupplySide West

By  Clarisse Douaud

Attendees at this year's SupplySide West not only noticed the show was larger than in the past, but also noted greater inclusion of functional foods into what was previously a dietary supplements category.

FDA opens dialogue over functional foods regulations

By  Jess Halliday

The FDA has signalled that it could adapt existing regulation to take account of the growing number of conventional foods marketed as 'functional foods category', starting with a public meeting in December.

ONC takes Meg-3 to Mexico

By  Clarisse Douaud

Ocean Nutrition Canada has announced the creation of an exclusive distribution partnership in Mexico through FX Morales y Asociados, allowing the fish oil supplier to enter the Mexican market.