New Zealand launches NZ$1bn fund to boost food, farming sectors
New Zealand is to set up a NZ$1 billion (€520m) fund to boost the competitiveness of its food industry and farming sector.
Archives for March 12, 2008
Potato proteins offer blood pressure benefits
Proteins isolated from the humble potato may be biologically active and capable of reducing blood pressure, as well as having antioxidant activity, Finnish researchers report.
Green group calls for halt on nanotechnology
Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) has called for a moratorium on the use of nanotechnology in the food chain, claiming insufficient research has been carried out into its effect on human health and the environment.
Blueberries may cut osteoporosis link, for rats at least
An increased intake of blueberries may prevent the weakening of bones that occurs after the menopause, suggests a new study with rats.
Ganeden unveils health bars with durable probiotic
Healthcare company Ganeden Biotech is launching a probiotic health bar using its form of bacillus coagulans GB1-30, a strain it says is flexible and viable in manufacturing processes.
EFSA OKs two out of three vitamin E forms
The European Food Safety Authority has given the thumbs up to the use of mixed tocopherols and tocotrienol tocopherol as vitamin E sources in food supplements.
Ohio rbST rule causes fears for national marketing
A law implemented in the state of Ohio last month that seeks to set a level playing field on milk labeling, whether or not it comes from cows supplemented with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), is causing fears that it could restrict national...
Leiner bankruptcy plea amplifies annus horribilis
One of America's leading supplements manufacturers, Leiner Health Products, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid an ongoing period of misfortune.