Milne Fruit Products inks deal with Nutrasorb to evaluate bioactive sorption technology
New Jersey-based Nutrasorb LLC has signed a collaboration agreement with Milne Fruit Products to evaluate the company’s bioactive sorption technology.
Archives for December 14, 2011
Vitafoods targets $4bn South American functional foods market with new event
The organizers of the Vitafoods trade show have announced that the first ever Vitafoods South America show will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil in March 2012.
EFSA opens up on health claims (possibilities) in Berlin, says EHPM
Europe’s leading trade group for small to medium-sized healthy food and supplement purveyors has welcomed signals from EFSA that it is more open than ever to stakeholder input over health claim decisions and methodologies.
Ready to launch! Horn installs kit to fill and seal blast caps
Ingredients distributor Horn is installing equipment at its Nutri Granulations facility in La Mirada, California, to fill and seal ‘blast caps’, a dosing technology enabling consumers to add vitamins and other bioactives to beverages at the point of...
Dispatches from Microbiota 2011
Researchers close in on the ‘black box’ of bacterial vaginosis
Dr Jacques Ravel, one the world’s leading vaginal microbia researchers, says revelations about differing ‘community types’ of vaginal bacteria could drastically improve treatments for the common condition, vaginosis.
EFSA health claim opinions
EFSA issues mixed bag for sugar beet fibre as barley beta-glucan’s claim success
Barley beta-glucan’s have won two separate article 14 opinions for cholesterol lowering and heart health, while its mixed news for sugar beet fibre claims and digestive health in the latest round of EFSA claim opinions.
Jarrow: FDA's talk of spiked supplements in context of NDI debate is 'highly disingenuous'
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) references to safety concerns over supplements spiked with drugs in the context of the debate on new dietary ingredients (NDIs) are “highly disingenuous”, Jarrow Formulas has argued.
NPA sets March 27 Day for 15th Annual Natural Products Day in D.C.
Members of the Natural Products Association (NPA) will take to Capitol Hill on March 27, 2012 to meet members of Congress, as NPA takes its annual Natural Products Day into its 15th year.
Vitamin D may slash pancreatic cancer risk: Harvard study
Increased blood levels of vitamin D may decrease the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by an impressive 30%, according to a new Harvard-led study.
Botanical supplements may contain harmful compounds: Study
There is a need for better regulation and quality control of plant-based food supplements and ingredients – as they may contain potentially harmful agents, say researchers.