Optimal vitamin D linked to lower heart disease death: Study
People with the metabolic syndrome may be at a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they have optimal vitamin D levels, suggests new data from Europe.
Archives for May 21, 2012
DSM targets lactose intolerant enzyme at food supplements market
DSM has debuted Tolerase L, an acid lactase enzyme aimed at those people that are lactose intolerant and seeking digestive health solutions via food supplements.
Ocean Spray backed research reveals cranberry polyphenols in human urine
New research identifying type-A proanthocyanidins (PACs) from cranberry juice in human urine could help to take future clinical trials to the next level, say researchers.
Article 13 appeal in the global functional food market: Leatherhead
Growth rates across the global functional food market have contracted but product development remains high and companies are increasingly focused on general health claims, covered under article 13 of the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR),...
FDA should reconsider capital costs of AERs: CRN
The Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) position that dietary supplement adverse event reporting incurs no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs is wrong and should be reconsidered, says the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
Attorney: POM ruling is a 'stunning rejection' of FTC's stance on 'gold standard' clinical trials to support product claims
While POM Wonderful does not emerge from Michael Chappell’s 335-page ruling smelling entirely of roses, it has successfully challenged the accepted wisdom that firms can only make claims about food or supplements if they are backed at least two ‘gold...
‘Phytoforensics’ could help industry avoid most adulteration disasters: Expert
Stakeholders in the dietary supplements industry could avoid massive liability and reduce the rates of adulteration in products by engaging phytoforensic scientists, says a leading industry expert.