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The Kellogg company has removed adverts stating its cereals were clinically proven to boost children’s concentration by almost one fifth, after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took issue with the marketing.
Ajinimoto has received FDA-reviewed GRAS status for a new food ingredient structurally similar to components derived from hot chili peppers for their pungency that may have positive affects on energy metabolism.
Interest in ethical consumerism is rising, and with it so will sales of halal and kosher-certified meats, predicts a Packaged Facts report, but animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming disagrees.
Two Chinese operations are set to significantly increase the global supply of vitamin B2 in a move that will likely place downward pressure on price on the popular nutrient.
An extract from the Middle Eastern herb Nigella sativa may not only stop the growth of pancreatic cancer, but inhibit the development of the tumours, suggest new results from the US.
Initial claims that Danish supplier Danisco was responsible for mercury poisoning of workers at one of its vitamin plants in the 1960s and 1970s have been dismissed by a Danish tribunal.
Naturex has divided its business into three distinct business units so as to develop products that are targeted to the main markets it serves, and has unveiled a new corporate image.
Soy isoflavones do not increase or decrease the density of breasts, say results of a new clinical trial from the US that support the safety of the supplements.