LycoRed appoints Rony Patishi-Chillim as CEO
Israeli carotenoid specialist Lycored has appointed Rony Patishi-Chillim as CEO as the firm seeks nutrition sector consolidation.
Archives for June 30, 2014
Sports nutrition products for women are a huge area of growth: Marketing guru
Women, protein blends, and the ‘anti-wasting’ market are all areas of significant opportunity in sports nutrition, says Jeff Hilton, co-founder and CMO of BrandHive.
China
After much waiting, China establishes long-chain omega 3 guidelines
China has finally published official dietary reference intakes (DRIs) for EPA and DHA omega 3 fatty acids—a move that is expected to help thousands of its consumers who are at risk of poor health by not consuming enough of the substance.
The Organic Protein Company eyeing 'healthy chunk' of UK whey market
Newcomer, The Organic Protein Company, expects to “steal a healthy chunk” of the UK whey protein powder market with its California-made, USDA-certified offering.
Supplier says vitamin K2 is helping to turn the corner on calcium
Calcium is yet another nutrient that has taken a recent hit in the press and the marketplace with associations of high calcium intake with increased heart disease risk. But a manufacturer of vitamin K2 believes that education on the beneficial...
Muscle-building products profit on serious psychological disorder, dietitian asserts
To what degree are some sports nutrition products feeding consumers’ potentially harmful views of themselves? A talk on muscle dysmorphia disorder at a recent dietitians’ meeting gave serious cause to wonder.
EFSA adopts essential infant formula composition opinion
EFSA has adopted its opinion on the essential infant formula composition following a period of public consultation which saw nearly 400 comments stream in on the likes of omega-3 form DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), probiotics, fluoride and sucrose's effect...
Phosphatidylserine (PS) wins first EU approval beyond food supplements
Brain health nutrient phosphatidylserine (PS) has won EU novel foods approval in yoghurt foods, bars, chocolate and milk powder drinks, opening non-supplements potential for the first time in the EU’s 28 member states.
Tech transfer brings universities 'more than money', says study
Academic technology transfer – the process of moving research from the lab to the market – provides intrinsic benefits to universities that go far beyond any potential revenues from licenses and royalties, say scientists.