Britannia to launch healthier breads in India
Indian food giant Britannia Industries will target the healthy foods segment for its next stage of growth, starting with healthier bread.
Archives for July 11, 2012
Don’t reject potential of vitamins to cut heart disease risk because of ‘inappropriate’ clinical trials: Review
Conclusions from clinical trials that B and E vitamins may be ineffective for reducing the risk of heart disease are inappropriate and the vitamins should not be rejected, says a new review of the evidence.
POM Wonderful and Procter & Gamble join the CRN
Consumer packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble and pomegranate juice maker POM Wonderful are among six new firms to join the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) this month.
Updated: Associations welcome Durbin-Blumenthal cGMP dialogue & FDA explains GMP violation stats
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) have welcomed requests from Senators Durbin and Blumenthal to outline cGMP education initiatives, but questions have been raised as to the numbers cited by FDA...
Big Interview: Jeff Lind, VP health business unit USA, Frutarom
Frutarom Health notches up double-digit growth in US as bladder control ingredient gains momentum
Frutarom’s US health ingredients division has clocked up “significant double-digit growth” in the first half of the year, significantly outpacing the market, its boss has revealed.
Headache continues for hangover cures market
Hangover cures in the form of supplements have limited staying power and are being pressed for market space by energy shots and other tonics, according to analysis from Euromonitor International.
DSM develops new peptide for anti-ageing purposes
DSM’s personal care unit has announced the global launch of its new anti-ageing synthetic peptide complex, SYN-TC to achieve younger looking skin.
ANH: EU health claims legal action not necessary if trade groups had lobbied harder
The Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH-Int) has taken a swipe at trade groups in the UK, the Netherlands and elsewhere for their part in the predicament that has led to legal action against the despised European Union nutrition and health...
Mead Johnson loses certification scrap in India
Infant nutrition giant Mead Johnson has lost a legal battle over formula labelling in India.