DSM expands Latin American presence with two premix facilities
DSM Nutritional Products has opened two new premix facilities in Latin America, as the company continues to expand globally.
Archives for November 23, 2011
Multivitamins may boost alertness and mood for men: RCT data
A daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with added herbal ingredients may boost alertness and feelings of ‘general day-to-day well-being’, suggest data from a randomized controlled trial from Australia.
DSM hikes beta-carotene price 20%
DSM Nutritional Products has raised the price of its BetaNat beta-carotene offering 20% globally, in the wake of its acquisition of its acquisition of Spanish carotenoid supplier Vitatene earlier this year.
German court raps Ferrero on vitamin content labels
Italian confectioner Ferrero has been ordered by a German court to change the labelling on its Nutella brand or face €250,000 fines per individual case.
Jelly Belly sports beans ‘still growing in the double digits’
Sales of sports beans – jelly beans laced with vitamins B, C and electrolytes – are “still growing in the double-digits each year” six years after launch, bosses at brand owner Jelly Belly have revealed.
Warning Letters continue as FDA maintains cGMP vigilance
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two warning letters in November for alleged dietary supplement cGMP violations, as the agency maintains its vigilance.
‘Modern world’ focus marks our global nutrition ambition, Synlait
Opening its new NZ$100m infant nutrition production site in the country yesterday, New Zealand firm Synlait Milk insisted that its close attention to consumer needs sets it apart from competitors.
Centrifugal evaporator can help back functional food claims
UK solvent extraction specialist, Genevac, is touting centrifugal evaporators as a means to accurately determine constituent parts of functional foods, especially those seeking to make health claims.
EC de-authorises vitamin and muscle claims in final article 13, draft regulation
The European Commission has drafted the regulation that will bring into European law the final list of approved, article 13, general function health claims – with a specific reference to two approved claims that will not be authorised.