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Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2012
Solbar is preparing for strong global growth in the wake of its acquisition by farmer agri-cooperative CHS, according to Todd Watson, CHS global protein sales and development manager for food and food ingredients.
EFSA health claim opinion
The re-evaluation of studies dating back to 1991 for a rejected health claim dossier has convinced the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that prunes can aid bowel movement after all.
Drinks containing green tea and hibiscus were found to exhibit higher antioxidant activity than other beverages in a study conducted in Portugal.
Daily supplements of InterHealth’s Zychrome chromium dinicocysteinate product may improve insulin management measures and outperform established chromium picolinate supplements, says a new study.
French cranberry specialist, Pharmatoka, has been granted a traditional herbal medicine status in Malaysia for its Urell supplement set to spark business across Southeast Asia, according to the firm’s owner.
Lab tests on Reumofan Plus, a dietary supplement made in Mexico and marketed as a natural pain reliever, show that it contains at least two prescription painkillers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned.
The failure of a pharmaceutical grade omega-3 product to modify cardiovascular events in high-risk patients may impact the dietary supplements market, but industry educational efforts should minimize the impact.
Washington DC insider and former administration official John Spitaleri Shaw has been named as the new chief executive and executive director of the Natural Products Association (NPA).
The gap between pharmaceutical ‘treatments’ for disease and the role that foods and supplements can play in health will grow ever smaller, but as ever, taste is the key to success.
Researchers claim to have found the key to preventing dough modification from inulin addition for functional gluten-free bakery.