EFSA HEALTH CLAIM OPINION
EFSA cans breast enlargement health claim
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected a health claim linking consumption of hops food supplements and “firmer and fuller breasts”.
Archives for June 10, 2009
Lycopene-enriched hamburgers pass taste test
Tomato peel may enhance the nutritional profile of hamburgers with a dose of 4.9 mg of lycopene per 100 g of cooked hamburger achievable, report Spanish researchers.
Media slamming continues with ‘Big Herba’ attack
Many consumers are turning to dietary supplements as a way to avoid ‘Big Pharma’, but they may be facing a whole new realm of mass production, that doesn’t come with the same quality controls, according to an article in a leading US news service.
Kemin wins lutein patent renewal
Iowa-based supplier, Kemin Health, has been reissued patents first issued in 1995 that will “solidify its position” as a leading supplier of the eye health ingredient, lutein.
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Probiotics slamming professor slammed
Yesterday’s lead story on NutraIngredients.com reported comments made about probiotics by Michael Wilson, a London-based microbiology professor, when speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK last week.
Learning from functional foods failures
Eighty per cent of functional food product launches fail within 18 months, according to a new report that draws lessons from 15 high-profile failures from the likes of Danone, Emmi, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Unilever.
Sterol margarines: Low-doses best for heart health, says study
Frequent low doses of plant sterols may be more effective at cutting cholesterol levels than one daily dose, say findings of a new North American study.
Dispatches from IFT
Betatene declared GRAS
Cognis has announced self-affirmed GRAS for its Betatene carotenoids, a development that allows it to be used in foods and beverages.