It’s official: steak is always better with potatoes
New research from a New Zealand commercial institute has suggested a beneficial link between red meat and potatoes in terms of gut health.
Archives for January 9, 2013
Albion’s Creatine MagnaPower gets GRAS for food and beverage
Utah-based Albion Human Nutrition has received GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for its Creatine MagnaPower product, following a review by a third‐party expert panel.
Protecting against label claims lawsuits
Labels provide information to consumers, and unfortunately, to class action lawyers, too. Suits over false advertising based on label claims are an ever-rising threat. For companies seeking to shield themselves via insurance, here’s the bad news: There...
The year ahead: 2013 European nutra futures
The economic crisis has hit the EU hard, and coupled with a severe health and nutrition claim clamp down, the past years have been challenging for the European nutra industry.
SE Asia’s first deoiled lecithin plant on the anvil
With Berg + Schmidt’s Indian deoiled lecithin plant in India now working to capacity, the lipid company has joined with its Volkmar Wywiol stablemate, Sternchemie, to invest in a Singapore plant for the production of pure soybean lecithin.
CoQ10 may boost ‘semen parameters’: Study
Three months of coenzyme Q10 supplementation may improve the morphology and motility of sperm in infertile men, according to new data.
Vitamin D supplements may not offer osteoarthritis benefits: Study
Supplementation with vitamin D does not reduce key symptoms of osteoarthritis including cartilage loss and joint pain, according to the findings of a two year clinical trial.
Health, portability and convenience are key in breakfast NPD, says Mintel
New product development in the breakfast foods segment must be defined by health, portability and convenience to target key consumer needs in a snowballing US market, Mintel says.
New Mexico GMO labeling bill heads for state legislature
New Mexico has joined Washington and California to become the latest US state asked to consider mandatory labeling for foods containing genetically engineered ingredients.
Workout supplement takes high road with trio of branded ingredients
The latest offering in Reservage Organics’ Re-Body line of weight loss supplements has a sports positioning and seems to borrow a line from sports lore: Go big or go home.