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Special edition: Applying health claims
In the first in a series of articles on the potential and dangers of health claims, NutraIngredients-USA.com examines the different types of claims that can be used on food, beverage and dietary supplement products in the US.
Dietary supplements of the omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) may ease symptoms associated with depression, suggests a joint Anglo-Iranian study.
French supplier Fytexia has launched three specialty ingredients on the Chinese market in a bid to tap into the growing numbers consuming food supplements in the world's fastest growing economy.
Californian ingredients supplier Resveratrol Partners has criticized the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (NAD), a voluntary media watchdog, for failing to enforce its own rulings.
A flavonoid-rich extract from purple passion fruit may ease wheezing amongst asthmatics, suggest findings from a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.
Weekly comment
It is hard for food companies not to get drawn into the temptation of using attractive label claims that may be shrouded by a veil of doubt. But the real risk comes when the 'if you don't know, don't ask' question is finally answered.