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Extracts from wild blackberries may protect brain cells from oxidative stress, but commercial berry extracts were ineffective, report researchers from the UK and Portugal.
Having established its calamari source omega-3 as a dietary supplement ingredient in the US, Norwegian firm Pharma Marine is hoping to conquer the rest of the world via a newly created global sales and distribution network.
Dropping hard health claims in favour of softer claims or no claims at all has not had any detrimental impact on sales of Danone’s probiotic yogurt Activia, begging the question of how much weight consumers actually give to on-pack claims.
Adding lactic acid bacteria to sourdough can improve the nutritional value of white bread without hampering product appeal, according to a study.
Supplement manufacturer MegaFood has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for its in-house testing and research facility.
While Procter & Gamble’s move into the dietary supplements market might have been unexpected, the fact it chose New Chapter as its entry vehicle should come as no surprise, according to one investor in the Vermont-based firm.
The recent Dateline NBC investigative section on unsafe supplements and ‘dry labbing’ was “misleading” and “not representative of the responsible supplement industry”, says the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA).
A German court has rejected global CoQ10 leader Kaneka’s charge that rival Zhejiang Medicine Company (ZMC) and its European Distributor, Kyowa Hakko GmbH Europe, infringed its patent – a ruling ZMC hopes will influence pending actions.