Beauty foods grow threefold, says Mintel
Global food and drink products claiming to enhance beauty increased threefold over the past three years indicating a market ready to take off, said Mintel.
Archives for September 10, 2009
Baobab fruit approved as food ingredient in US
Baobab fruit pulp has been given the green light of approval for use in some food and drink applications, with the US FDA signing off GRAS status for the vitamin C-rich ingredient.
Special edition: resveratrol
Regulation: Resveratrol from GRAS to novel foods
As with many relatively new ingredients, resveratrol has had to prove its safety and efficacy to gain regulatory approval in various markets since its widespread commercial availability in the early 1990s.
Thousands of suppliers threatened by $300m Kraft cutbacks
Kraft Foods is slashing its supply chain costs by $300m - a decision that Leatherhead Food International predicts will dramatically affect suppliers and could result in casualties.
EFSA issues long-awaited herbal product safety guidelines
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued long-awaited safety guidance for botanicals use in food supplements that proposes a lenient approach toward non-clinical and history-of-use data.
Martek settles second omega-3 patent dispute in a week
Capsugel France has agreed to purchase all its algal DHA omega-3 exclusively from Martek Bioscience Corporation in the second patent dispute Martek has settled in a week.
Could soy isoflavones extend life?
Soy isoflavones may activate anti-ageing proteins and lead to an extension of life, suggests preliminary research from Newcastle University in the UK.
Australia adopts mandatory folic acid fortification
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has announced that as of Sunday, Australian bread makers must use folic acid-enriched flour to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in newborns.