Long term effects of folic acid fortification questioned
Since the introduction of mandatory fortification of grain products in the US, circulating levels of folic acid have doubled, says a new study.
Archives for September 17, 2008
Special comment: China dairy crisis
Choose your joint venture partner with care
The melamine milk crisis throws up some serious questions that foreign food firms must ask before they hop aboard a joint venture to take them into China. What food safety features is it fitted with? And are they robust enough to be life-savers if...
Hansen targets probiotic cheese market
Chr Hansen is refining its probiotic offerings with the intention of making cheese ‘the new yoghurt’ as a user-friendly, efficiacious probiotic medium.
Muscle recovery ingredient gets GRAS
Ingredients supplier Kyowa Hakko said it has completed the GRAS self-affirmation of its energy boosting dipeptide ingredient Sustamine, opening up the market for its use in foods and beverages.
MEPs told food supplements safer than mobile phones and drugs
Mooted restrictions on high-dose food supplements by various pieces of European food law are disproportionate to the public risk posed, according to pan-European law reform group, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH).
Probiotic’s gut benefits get "omics" boost
Probiotic bacteria may work by beneficially changing the lipid profile in the intestine, suggests a new study from Finland.
Four out of five physicians recommend supplements: CRN poll
The dietary supplements industry has been boosted by a Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) survey results that show 79 per cent of physicians and health care professionals recommend dietary supplements to their patients.