China offers good prospects despite tangled health food regulations
China’s health food and supplements niches need filling, even if the current regulatory environment continues to put off some key international players.
Archives for August 24, 2014
UK group warns of supplement lobbying toward new MEPs
UK supplements group, Consumers for Health Choice (CHC), is targeting newly elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in a campaign to raise awareness around still-up-for-grabs maximum permitted limits (MPLs) for vitamins and minerals in food...
New Omega-3 product sourced from Alaskan Pollock stresses freshness, sustainability, traceability
A new omega-3 product sourced from Alaskan Pollock has hit the market. Offered by Seattle-based American Marine Ingredients, the new ingredient is in the form of a finished product branded as 54°North Omega-3 with Vitamin D3.
Antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice may aid blood sugar management for diabetics: Human data
Daily consumption of pomegranate juice may help control blood sugar levels in type-2 diabetics, as well as improving the function of beta cells in the pancreas, say data from a human trial.
Herbalife invites innovation ideas for North American Innovation conference
Direct selling giant Herbalife is inviting new product ideas from companies, entrepreneurs and nutrition industry ‘visionaries’ to present at its upcoming North American Innovation conference.
Europharma debuts glutathione supplement featuring patented French technology to boost bioavailability
EuroPharma has launched a patented, more bioavailable form of glutathione in the US market, the firm announced recently. With the announcement, the firm joins a number of companies advertsing their bioavailable forms of the antioxidant.
Holland & Barrett 'qualified to advise' on nutrition? Yes says regulator after challenge
UK supplements and health food retailer Holland & Barrett (H&B) has had its staff training programmes vindicated after a customer challenged whether in-store workers were "Qualified to advise".
UK malnutrition on the rise, report finds
BBC findings suggest malnutrition is on the rise in the UK; a trend that could be due to insufficient education about balanced diet and hefty price tags on healthy food, Canadean says.