Archives for January 20, 2009

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EFSA health claim opinion

EFSA tells Unilever black tea not proven to focus attention

By Shane Starling

The European Food Safety Authority has turned down Unilever-submitted health claims linking black tea consumption and improved mental focus because they failed to demonstrate causality.

CoQ10 passes quality test

By Shane Starling

Product tester Consumerlab.com has found most coenzyme Q10 dietary supplements – best known to benefit heart health – do exactly what they say on the tin.

Vitiva moves into UK market

By Jess Halliday

Slovenian ingredients firm Vitiva has spied great potential in the natural-hungry UK market, and has set up a subsidiary office there to cater to it.

GMP inspections could focus on Utah, California

By Lorraine Heller

The focus of FDA’s GMP inspections of dietary supplement manufacturing facilities will likely take a short-term focus on the Utah area and Southern California, according to inside sources.

What Obama means for functional foods and supplements: Part I

By Loren Israelsen

As we enter the Obama era today, NutraIngredients-USA.com examines the likely effects of the much-awaited Congressional shift on the functional foods and dietary supplements industries. According to industry veteran Loren Israelsen, the road ahead could...

New study backs soy’s bone protection benefits

By Lorraine Heller

Soy protein consumption could help protect against bone loss in post menopausal women, suggests a new study that adds to previous findings linking soy to bone health in women.