Pine bark extract may ease menopause symptoms: Study
Daily supplements of a French maritime pine bark extract may ease the symptoms of menopause and ease digestive problems, says a new study with Italian university students.
Archives for March 8, 2012
New Zealand: Jack3D is a narcotic
New Zealand has joined the growing list of countries taking action against the stimulant DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine), by classing it as a recreational drug.
Green-lipped mussel extract eases arthritic pain, says study
A local Kiwi manufacturer is anticipating improved business following research that showed New Zealand green-lipped mussel extract to have beneficial effects on arthritic pain.
Court to stay patent infringement litigation vs Enzymotec while Neptune’s krill patent is re-examined
The court handling a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Neptune Technologies and Bioressources against Israeli nutritional lipids supplier Enzymotec has agreed to stay proceedings until a re-examination of the krill oil patent at issue is completed.
Madonna backed coconut water Vita Coco faces new 'super hydrating' legal challenge
Superstar-backed coconut water brand Vita Coco faces a new class action over claimed product benefits in Canada, including a ‘super hydrating’ claim, just weeks are settling a similar US suit.
Introducing nutrikinetics: A new way of performing nutrition research
A new way of performing research in the field of nutrition could one day open a more accurate picture of how the foods and supplements we eat affect our health, and could offer greater insights of how foods are taken in by specific consumer groups –...
Kellogg ordered to revise misleading sugar claims
The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has told Kellogg to revise claims on its Coco Pops website that suggested sugar was unconnected to obesity, disease development and behavioural problems in children.
Irish MEP: “We have opened a can of worms that EFSA and the Commission would have much preferred remained closed”
Irish MEP Marian Harkin has become one of the most vocal European parliamentary opponents of the interpretation and application of the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR), and she was not appeased by EC and EFSA statements at a specially...
Big interview, Adolf Joubert, CEO Afrinatural
When will African ingredients get the attention they deserve?
Africa has a wealth of indigenous plant species, but has not been as successful as India and China at commercializing them as nutraceuticals, one South African firm trying to spread the word about the continent’s natural ingredients tells Elaine Watson
Dispatches from Nutracon, Anaheim
Relaxation drink warning letter a warning shot across beverage industry, say attorneys
The FDA’s warning letter to the maker of melatonin-laced Slowtivate Relaxation Drink has reignited the debate over the legal line between liquid dietary supplements and conventional beverages - and should make some firms very nervous - say lawyers.