Sea cucumber extract may protect against the common cold
Extracts from sea cucumber may one day be making waves in dietary supplement circles, if science from Scandinavia continues to yield positive results.
Archives for February 10, 2009
Scandinavians sign vitamin K2 supply pact
Danish supplier Danisco BioActives and Norwegian vitamin K specialist, NattoPharma, have inked a deal that will see Danisco become the marketer and distributor of Natto’s vitamin K2 ingredient to the food industry.
Sensus highlights cost-benefit gains for inulin-enriched bread
The cost-benefit ratio for including gut health promoting inulin in bread formulations could bring added-value gains for bread-makers, delegates will hear at a forthcoming industry conference.
Multivitamins fail to protect women from cancers and heart disease: Study
Multivitamin supplements have “little or no influence” on a woman’s risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer, according to results of the Women’s Health Initiative.
Astaxanthin seeks EU approval
Indian company Parry Nutraceuticals has applied for a version of the algae-derived carotenoid, astaxanthin, to be granted Novel Food ingredient status in the European Union.
FTC cracks down on ‘negative option’ marketing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled with two weight loss dietary supplement companies it found to be exploiting consumers by offering them free trials that led to unwanted product commitments.