Industry welcomes FDA clampdown
The dietary supplements industry has backed the Food and Drug Administration in cracking down on products tainted with sibutramine, steroids and other substances.
Archives for December 15, 2010
Asian consumers thirst after healthy soft drinks
New Datamonitor reports reveal that the health and wellness trend is dominating soft drink launches in both China and Japan.
Nattopharma defends vitamin K patents
Norwegian vitamin K specialist Nattopharma has defended two pending patents in the cardiovascular area that affirm the ingredients can be used in the heart health sector.
EFSA gut/immune health meeting
Health claims: Is the idea of disease risk factors, itself diseased?
Differentiating between disease risk factors and disease reduction in the way that the 2006 nutrition and health claim regulation does is too arbitrary and needs revision, according to a German nutrition professor. But if such a change is needed, who...
GSK flexes muscles with Maxinutrition buyout
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has bought UK functional food firm Maxinutrition for around £162m, to secure a presence in the protein-based sports nutrition market.
Phenolic compounds may regulate glucose transport: Study
Polyphenols and phenolic acids from strawberry and apple may decrease glucose uptake by blocking transport through human intestinal cells, according to a new study.
Cargill snaps up Indonesian starch, sorbitol player
Cargill is to acquire Indonesian starch and sweetener company PT Sorini Agro Asia Corporindo, deal designed to help it better serve its customers in the Asia Pacific region.