Texas cracks down on Mannatech
The Texas Attorney General last week charged supplement manufacturer Mannatech for illegally marketing using dubious claims and testimonials about the health benefits of its products.
Archives for July 8, 2007
Codex's GSFA accepts nine dietary supplement additives
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) is claiming a victory in securing higher levels for nine additives used in food supplements into Codex's draft risk analysis standards for safety.
Setback for Cargill's glucosamine novel food bid
A decision on whether to allow Cargill's Regenasure vegetarian glucosamine hydrochloride (HCl) as a novel food ingredient has been delayed because of a lack of information on whether it would affect people with diabetes.
Pumpkin extract may protect against diabetes
An extract from pumpkin (Cucurbita ficifolia) may improve blood glucose levels in diabetics, and exert antioxidant effects, suggests an animal study from China.
Weekly comment
The aspartame science kerfuffle
The publication of a new animal study on aspartame last month has - as expected -sparked yet another bout of head butting from the two opposing sides of the debate. But it also highlights a bigger issue: one of transparency.