Kids’ cereal in New Zealand needs regulatory overhaul, say researchers
Policies governing nutrient and health claims, labeling and use of mascots on breakfast cereals in New Zealand need a serious re-think, researchers say.
Archives for August 25, 2014
Microbiome 'disruption' in early life linked to obesity in adulthood
Certain gut bacteria could help to shape our metabolism in early life, while disrupting these bacteria appears to increase the risk of obesity in later adulthood, say researchers.
Mussels and joints: A homegrown Kiwi advantage
Over half a century ago, Ben Winters Sr arrived in New Zealand from the Netherlands and soon established Aroma NZ, a manufacturer of freeze-dried marine products including green lipped mussels.
Algae ingredient supplier Heliae juggles exec suite, moves to accelerate agroscience, animal nutrition segments
Algae ingredients producer Heliae has announced a shift in the company’s focus to place new emphasis an agroscience and animal feed initiatives. A management shakeup accompanied what the company billed as a “new phase of technical development and...
Asia takes guts, but Australia’s complementary landscape has your back
With Australia's domestic market maturing, many complementary health companies are seeing the growth that some of the big brands are enjoying in Asia and are keen to ride in on their coat tails.
More vitamin D in UK foods than previously: Study
The UK should update vitamin D food and supplement content estimations that have the knock-on effect of distorting population intake levels of the sunshine vitamin by about 3%, a study has concluded.
Destination China for Australian hemp
China might be one of the world’s biggest producers of hemp, but the quality of the crop is low compared to Australian imports, according to one of the first hemp farmers Down Under.
Energy category brushes up against toothpaste
The rapidly broadening energy category has a new platform – energy toothpaste which has been launched in Russia.
New data supports EpiCor’s anti-inflammatory potential
EpiCor, the yeast fermentate from Embria, may offer anti-inflammatory effects, according to new human data that supports earlier findings from laboratory and animal studies.