News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
An Italian delegation from the Italian Ministry of Health told the European Health Claims Alliance conference in Brussels last week of reservations it holds transposing the 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) into the Italian legislature.
Incorporating Fabuless – a combination of palm and oat oil fractions – into processed foods may not impact measures associated with weight loss, says a new study from Unilever, Oxford Brooks University and the University of Bristol.
An economic impact assessment (EIA) of the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation has found it will strip the non-vitamin and mineral supplement market of €1.031bn, or about 25 per cent of its value.
The US launch of the proprietary plant ingredient Zembrin is on-course for the first half of 2011, after South Africa’s HGH Pharmaceuticals received the first ever bioprospecting permit for the anxiety-alleviating extract.
Chr. Hansen has launched new cultures specifically to improve the texture and mouthfeel of drinking yoghurts so manufacturers do not have to turn to thickeners.
A new food research collaboration between Unilever and TNO will examine ways in which diet can help improve health and reduce the incidence of chronic diseases by looking at the body’s overall balance rather than any one specific biomarker.
EFSA health claim opinion
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved a health claim for xylitol, sorbitol and mannitol-based sugar-free chewing gum that it reduces the risk of tooth decay.
Viridis BioPharma/Synergia Life Sciences has announced a 10-fold expansion of its vitamin K production facility, a move which sees the company’s pharmaceutical-grade ingredient’s availability extended to all dietary supplements.
Milk proteins could be more effective than carbohydrates at aiding fluid retention after exercise, according to new research.