Weekly comment
FSA rules ok? The labelling rebellion
The battle of wills between the UK food watchdog and industry heavyweights over nutrition labelling threatens to destabilise the balance of power between industry and government.
Archives for January 8, 2007
Obese Chinese a new market for US weight loss supplements
The Chinese weight loss market is set to bulge and Astor Ridge Nutrition is looking to take a slice out this with its weight loss supplement Zylorin.
Olive oil linked to lower blood pressure
Moderate intake of olive oil, a mainstay of the Mediterranean diet, was successful in reducing the blood pressure of healthy men who don't usually eat a Med-type diet, suggests a new study.
Nutra-pharma to converge for functional foods, says analyst
As the food industry is embracing technologies that have until now been the preserve of pharmaceuticals, such as nutrigenomics, metabolomics and nanotechnology, global regulations are being more closely aligned between the two categories of health...
FDA to simplify calcium-osteoporosis health claim, add Vitamin D
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to simplify health claims for osteoporosis risk reduction for foods and dietary supplements and to extend the scope from calcium to include vitamin D as well.
Lycopene microcapsules for milk's vitamin protection
Lycopene, microencapsulated in gum arabic-sucrose capsules, slowed the degradation of vitamins A and D3 in skimmed milk by 45 per cent, says new research.
'Serious compromise' needed over EU nutrition labelling, report
Food industry and consumer groups are poles apart over the question of mandatory nutrition labelling, according to the results of a public consultation conducted last year, with government opinion somewhere between the two.
Implementing adverse events reporting begins, UNPA
With the recent signing into law of the adverse events reporting bill by President Bush, many dietary supplement manufacturers will need to begin implementing or changing their reporting practices within the upcoming year before the legislation comes...