Archives for January 14, 2010

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Joined-up weight management solution launched

By Shane Starling

New Jersey-based supplier, Pharmachem, has combined ingredients that control hunger, sugar and carbohydrates into one package that deepens its commitment to the weight management area.

Mapping soybean genome promises designer plants

By Guy Montague-Jones

Improved soybean plants able to produce tailor-designed proteins and oils will be available in three or four years, according to the US team which recently mapped the plant’s genetic sequence.

Green tea may slash lung cancer risk

By staff reporter

Smokers who did not drink green tea at all may have a 13-fold increased risk of lung cancer, compared with those who drank at least one cup per day, suggests a new study from Taiwan.

Nutritional alliances proved M&A alternative in 2009, report

By Jane Byrne

A difficult funding climate resulted in more licensing and joint venture transactions than outright acquisitions in the health and nutrition sector in 2009, according to a new report focusing on M&A trends in the industry.

EFSA denies sterol/stanol claim expansion appeal

By Shane Starling

The European Food safety Authority (EFSA) rejected a submission from a Dutch plant sterol supplements firm calling for the EU approved, cholesterol-lowering health claim to be expanded to food supplements and other food categories.