Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2013
Chewing gum developed to battle common cold
Private label gum maker Fertin Pharma has developed an immunity chewing gum that it claims can help guard against the common cold.
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Big interview: Andrew Dahl, CEO Health Enhancement Products Inc
HEPI: There’s no money in algal biofuels - yet. But nutraceuticals are a different story…
Right now, a gallon of gas costs $4 or less. Produce it from algae, and you can expect to pay $18 or more, says the boss of one firm convinced that cutting edge nutraceuticals - not biofuels - is where algae’s true potential lies, in the near term at least.
Infant formula ‘Staging’ concept mimics changing composition of breast milk – Arla Foods Ingredients
Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) has developed a concept that it claims could enable the infant formula industry to one day manufacture products that mimic the changing nutritional composition of breast milk.
More FDA warning letters for website claims and cGMP violations
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to two dietary supplement companies, as the agency maintains its vigilance of website claims and cGMP compliance.
Indian curcumin researcher named spice innovator of the year
The Spices Board, the Indian government-approved body that controls all spice-related activities in the country, has named Benny Antony as its Innovator of the Year. Antony received the accolade for his work in developing high-absorption BCM-95 curcumin.
Dietary supplement caucus addresses supplements in sports health and fitness
The Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC), in cooperation with the five dietary supplements trade associations held an educational briefing, “Sports Health and Fitness: The Role of Dietary Supplements,” for Capitol Hill staff.
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Cranberry EU medical devices winner: ‘We will never focus on food supplements’
The Dutch start-up Medical Brands is finding success with cranberry products that have won UTI and vaginal treatment claims via the EU medical devices directive.
Amway invests a further $20m in Vietnam site
Direct seller Amway has continued to flex its financial muscle and invest further in manufacturing and R&D by injecting a further $20 million to build its second manufacturing site in Vietnam.
USPTO rejects one of Neptune's krill patents; appeal forthcoming
In the latest development in the nutraceutical world’s equivalent of the Wars of the Roses, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has ruled on a reexamination of a Neptune Bioressources and Technologies patent and has rejected all of its 148 claims.
IPA congress to make European debut in 2014
The International Probiotics Association (IPA) World Congress will make its European debut in 2014, when the key industry event will take place in Athens, Greece.
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Global healthcare systems are failing; nutrition policy needs to change now, says leading academic
Nations and populations are in peril of being swamped by the cost of their healthcare systems unless a severe nutrition policy rethink can occur, says a leading academic.
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Delivering on the personalized nutrition promise
Personalized nutrition has been the Holy Grail of nutrition science. Dilip Ghosh, PhD, tells how the industry is getting closer to delivering on the promises that this approach implies.