Britannia taps into Indian healthy snacks market with product launches
India-based biscuit manufacturer Britannia Industries has launched two new snacks to its NutriChoice brand aimed at the health conscious.
Archives for November 15, 2011
Weight loss firm hit with class action lawsuit over Sensa satiety crystals claims
The firm behind controversial weight loss crystals designed to be sprinkled on foods to ‘activate your hunger control switch’ has been hit with a class action lawsuit filed in a Texas district court accusing it of false, misleading and deceptive marketing.
Medical food marketers can reduce consumer confusion
Medical food marketers need to address the fact many consumers are confused about the ‘food as medicine’ concept, especially as the influence of health care professionals is dwindling.
Glucans win while Danone and soy industry loses in EU health claims raffle
Food, drink and supplement makers across the European Union’s 27-member states are free to make cholesterol-lowering health claims after an oat beta-glucan health claim passed into EU law books yesterday.
Nano-resveratrol may boost gut absorption: Study
Nano-scale emulsions may protect resveratrol from being metabolized in the gut and enhance the absorption of the compound in the intestine, suggests new research.
Low vitamin D Levels linked to spinal cord inflammatory disease
The immune system and anti-inflammatory effects of vitamin D may also extend to spinal conditions such as transverse myelitis, suggests a new study from Johns Hopkins University.
Call for government support for dietary fibres in China
The China Biotechnology Association has called on China authorities to back dietary fibres companies in China in order to expand local demand.
More fibre, not less sat fat, may be key for metabolic syndrome: Study
A diet high in fibre – but not necessarily one low in saturated fat or cholesterol – is associated with lower risks of heart disease and type-2 diabetes in teenagers, according to new findings.
Burcon in talks to commercialize ‘invisible’ pea protein isolate
Canadian plant protein specialist Burcon NutraScience Corporation is in talks with a potential partner to commercialize its novel pea protein isolate ‘Peazazz’ and the associated extraction technology.