UK targets malnutrition in elderly
The Department of Health has announced new measures to address the issue of malnutrition among UK's older people in institutional care so as to appropriately meet their nutritional needs.
Archives for October 31, 2007
WellGen to use $9.5mn financing to fund pipeline
Nutrigenomics researcher WellGen has announced the completion of a Series C financing worth $9.5mn it plans to use to build a pipeline of patented nutraceuticals.
Sabinsa gets GRAS for CitrinK for drinks
Sabinsa Corporation says it has received independent GRAS status for the use of its flagship proprietary ingredient CitrinK in functional beverages.
Scientists warn against folic acid fortification
Researchers at the UK Institute of Food Research have warned that fortifying flour with folic acid may lead to a range of health problems, a finding that calls into question the Food Standard Agency's approval of the move earlier this year.
More consumers read product labels, says report
Increasingly complicated product labels do not seem to have scared consumers off, according to a new report that revels that more Americans are likely to read food and beverage product labels today than they were a year ago.