Irish government backs Glanbia's innovation aims
Glanbia has received government support to expand its R&D capabilities in Ireland, as the company moves to step up its focus on innovation within dairy processing.
Archives for December 17, 2007
Supplements could benefits from Major League Baseball report
A new report investigating the use of performance-enhancing substances in Major League Baseball (MLB) could help the dietary supplement industry, whose products are often blamed for misleading athletes into consuming banned substances.
Moderate beer intake may cut Alzheimer's risk: study
The silicon content of beer may protect against the deleterious effects of aluminium on brain health, suggests a new study with mice from Spain.
EFSA budget swells amid increasing industry innovation
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) agreed at last week's management board meeting that next year's budget, set by the European Union, is sufficient to align to the growing legislative demands without losing focus elsewhere.
Sabinsa partners with Tempo Canada
Sabinsa Corporation is taking on the Canadian market with a sales and marketing agreement with Tempo Canada for the distribution of specialized, standardized botanical extracts and cosmeceuticals.
Weekly comment
Time for antioxidants v2.0
'Antioxidants' crop up every where, from beverage cans to cereal packets. But industry must wake up to over use of the antioxidant tag before the term loses meaning for consumers.
India presents new opportunities for supplement firms
Institut Rosell-Lallemand has teamed up with Ranbaxy and Aristo Pharmaceuticals to distribute supplements based on a probiotic bacteria, which will see it become available in the massive Indian market for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.