Fuji targets excipients expertise at nutra industry
Pharmaceutical company Fuji Health Science is bringing its expertise with functional excipients to the dietary supplement industry, with a rapid disintegration technology.
Archives for October 21, 2009
Ocean Spray extends Pepsi partnership beyond cranberry
PepsiCo and Ocean Spray have added more single-serve juices and juice drinks to their three year-old sales and distribution agreement.
Special edition: Healthy chocolate
Supply: Sourcing heart healthy chocolate
In the third part of a special series on the health benefits of cocoa polyphenols, NutraIngredients looks at the sourcing and supply issues associated with ensuring antioxidant levels in chocolate.
Study fails to find omega 3 benefit for depression
New research, contrary to previous studies, shows augmenting antidepressant therapy with an omega-3 fatty acid supplement does not result in improvement in levels of depression in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).
Sambazon first to gain acai fair trade status
Global acai leader, Sambazon, has become the first acai player to win a fair trade certification for its harvesting practises in the Amazon, where the ‘superfruit’ is grown.
Changing dietary fats could reduce disease risk: Study
Consuming a diet rich in monounsaturated fats could lower the risk of metabolic syndrome – even without weight loss, says a new study.
Benecol debuts in Colombia
Raisio has launched its cholesterol-lowering Benecol products into its fourth south American market, Columbia, as the result of a deal inked with Columbian dairy, Colanta.
Leading probiotics researcher slams vaginosis study
Probiotics pioneer, Professor Gregor Reid, has criticised a Cochrane review of science that questioned the ability of probiotic treatments to battle bacterial vaginosis (BV), for including combinations of strains that have never demonstrated probiotic...
EFSA publishes probiotic guidance
Genetic typing, internationally recognised naming protocols and evidence of consistency in the final product have been highlighted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as critical factors for probiotic health claim submissions.