Breakfast cereal in China: Snap, crackle… and flop
Western breakfast brands don’t often work in China. They need manipulating to appeal to very different tastes, packaging and format preferences and, of course, another language.
Archives for October 3, 2012
Probiotic study shows UTI promise: Chr Hansen
Research has suggested that Chr Hansen’s Urex probiotics could help prevent urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women.
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Claims on many supplements don't comply with law, report says
The structure function claims on many dietary supplement products do not comply with federal law, a government report released on Wednesday concluded. The report recommends greater regulatory powers for FDA to bring products into compliance.
Applying ‘Quality by Design’ ideas to herbal products
The development of new of herbal products could be significantly improved by applying a “Quality by Design” (QbD) approach to the characterization of source materials, the authors of a recently published paper assert.
Sabinsa widening horizons for probiotic ingredient
Sabinsa, a New Jersey-based supplier of botanical and other functional food ingredients, is breaking new ground with an older ingredient by placing its LactoSpore probiotic into a bread brand in Colombia.
Milk protein may offer cancer protection: Study
The milk proteins may have anti-cancer properties, say researchers, after new in vitro tests reveal the cancer fighting potential of lactoferricin4-14.