Calcium and weight loss: Effects are small but significant, says review
Calcium containing dietary supplements may produce ‘small, statistically significant weight loss’, according to a new meta-analysis.
Archives for June 6, 2011
30 years later: L-carnitine supplementation can boost athletic performance
L-carnitine supplementation can increase L-carnitine levels in muscles and boost athletic endeavour, UK researchers have found after a 30-year search to locate the optimum delivery mechanism.
Valio: EFSA ignored peer-reviewed data in probiotic claim rejection
Frustrated Finnish dairy and ingredients firm Valio says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) rejection of its probiotic claim contradicted or ignored peer reviewed data in its dossier that included 86 studies.
Cerebral Health fails FDA GMP inspection
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Florida-based Cerebral Health, LLC, for failing to comply with Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP).
Global regulatory system needs ‘history of safe use’ definition: International scientific panel
An internationally recognized definition for history of safe use would greatly help policy recommendations is just one of many points argued by an international panel of scientists.
Breaking news
UAS Labs probiotics seized for drug claims on labels
US Marshalls have seized probiotic products from Minnesota-based UAS Laboratories, Inc., because of alleged disease claims on the labels of its DDS probiotics range.
ChromaDex gets GRAS status for pterostilbene ingredient
ChromaDex Corporation has achieved GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for its ingredient pTeroPure-branded pterostilbene ingredient, a move that allows expansion into food and beverages.
Science in brief
Magnesium supplements may ease hot flashes for breast cancer patients
Daily supplements of magnesium may ease hot flashes in women with breast cancer, suggest data from a pilot phase II trial from Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.
Ganeden: Food licensing business to 'more than double' in 2011
The Ohio-based company behind an ultra-resilient strain of bacteria capable of taking probiotics into completely new territory predicts its food and beverage licensing business will more than double in size in 2011.
RFI opens EU sales office in response to 'increasing interest' from Europe
Proprietary natural ingredient and formula provider RFI Ingredients LLC is pushing into new markets with the opening of a sales office in England to serve the European market.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011
New dosage forms drive supplements growth but is social media helping?
Traditional food supplement forms are getting a makeover as manufacturing advances permit ever greater possibilities says Jeff Hilton, co-founder of US consultancy the Integrated Marketing Group (IMG). But is your social media strategy helping?