Pakistan state plans mandatory iodisation of salt
Pakistan’s Sindh state is set to make the iodisation of salt compulsory in a bid to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders in the state, where over 50 per cent of the population is at risk.
Archives for March 30, 2011
Special edition: Nutrigenomics
Nutrigenomics could provide nutrition-relevant biomarkers: DSM
The benefits of nutrigenomics tools to illuminate the effect of certain nutrients on genes are occurring right now, but talk of personalized nutrition should be left for the future, says a DSM corporate scientist.
No evidence for multivitamin's disease benefit: Study
There is no evidence to indicate that multivitamin use is associated with risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and overall risk of death, according to new research.
Nestle opens hypoallergenic formula factory in Germany
Nestle has today opened a new factory dedicated to the manufacture of hypoallergenic infant formula based on 100 per cent hydrolysed when protein, doubling its capacity.
DuPont extends Danisco offer deadline for a second time
DuPont has extended its $6.3bn takeover bid for Danish biotech firm Danisco for the second time, after holders of only six percent of Danisco’s shares have accepted the offer.
Nestlé chair child labour comments “at odds” with the company’s commitments, IUF
Comments made by the Nestlé chair that child labour is “almost impossible” to stop, contradicts the company’s commitments to ending child exploitation in Africa, said the IUF, a global trade union representing food workers.