Lawyer: FTC 'richly deserves to lose' battle vs POM Wonderful
A high-profile legal battle between Californian juice maker POM Wonderful and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will move into a new phase tomorrow at a hearing in Washington DC.
Archives for May 22, 2011
DSM opens state-of-the-art innovation center in Parsippany, NJ
DSM has opened a new multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art nutrition innovation center in Parsippany, New Jersey, at the US headquarters of its Nutritional Products business.
Legal action against EU’s herbal medicines ban 'imminent'
A legal challenge to new EU legislation, implemented on May 1, which could ban thousands of traditional herbal medicines is “imminent,” a spokesperson for the UK-based Alliance for Natural Health told NutraIngredients.
Study identifies bitter cumin as ‘great source’ of antioxidants
Seeds from the herb bitter cumin possess a high level of antioxidants, and may help to provide a good source of natural antioxidants to prevent diseases linked with oxidative stress, according to research.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011
Oceans may provide ‘new wave’ of natural ingredients
The marine environment may be hiding a bounty of untapped natural ingredients that have potential for use in foods and supplements, says Dr Jon Williams of Aquapharm.
US herbal supplement sales up 3% last year
Sales of herbal dietary supplements in the United States climbed three per cent last year to reach more than $5.2bn, according to a report published in the latest issue of HerbalGram, the quarterly journal of the American Botanical Council.