Using athletes as study subjects helps clear regulatory hurdles
Working with athletes can provide a way to circumvent some of the challenges of dietary supplement research by offering up a ‘prestressed’ population, experts say.
Archives for December 5, 2012
Cholesterol lowering bread: Researcher reveals method using whole grain oats
A new way to produce heart healthy bread from whole grain oats could help industry create a new area of functional bread products backed by EU health claims, according to new research.
Korean pine nut oil shows metabolic benefits: Mouse data
Weight gain from eating a high fat food may be less when the diet is supplemented with pine nut oil, says a new study from Korea and Japan.
NASA food science: We’re 20 years away from foods with extended shelf-lives
The quest to have food to survive a five-year mission to Mars is at least two decades away, but ‘we’ll get there’, says Dr Michele Perchonok, advanced food technology project scientist at NASA in Houston.
FrieslandCampina lactoferrin ingredient granted EC novel foods approval
The European Commission (EC) has given Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina the go-ahead to market bovine lactoferrin as a novel food ingredient.
Daily dose of red wine compound backed for cancer fight
Daily consumption of a relatively low amount of the red wine compound resveratrol could cut the rate of certain cancers by half, according to ‘groundbreaking’ new data.
Nutricia wins follow-on milk TV ad battle over ‘2x’ nutrient claims
Infant and medical food specialist Nutricia has had a UK TV campaign claiming toddlers needed twice the nutrients of adults backed by the watchdog there.
December 14 EU health claims crack down: Are B2B comms affected?
December 14 brings the long awaited and widely disputed EU crack down on health claims. That means 222 general function claims are good to go, another 1500 or so prohibited. But what happens to B2B communications?
ITC dismisses CoQ10 patent case
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has terminated its investigation into alleged patent infringement of certain coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) products and production methods following a complaint by Japan’s Kaneka Corporation.
ChromaDex expands capabilities with Spherix Consulting acquisition
ChromaDex will expand it capabilities with the acquisition of Spherix Consulting, which provides scientific and regulatory consulting services.