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Special edition: Inside Europe's food supplement markets

European food supplement markets: 2 chairs share their industry wares

By Shane STARLING

The trade group Food Supplements Europe (FSE) and UK pro-supplements lobby group Consumers for Health Choice (CHC) take differing views on Europe’s food supplements markets and what is best for them and consumers. We present them here…

Activists raise warning flags about 'synthetic biology' ingredients

By Hank Schultz

Opponents of genetic modification say there is a new, potentially more powerful technology to contend with: synthetic biology.  Purveyors of natural products who are concerned about this technique have coined the term for the way in which scientists have...

Special edition: Inside Europe's food supplement markets

Insider view: European food supplements market set for €2bn jump

By Shane STARLING

The western and eastern European combined food supplements market will jump from €7bn to €9bn by 2018, according to Euromonitor International, with some markets set to double in value in that time.

Scottish dietary survey reveals vitamin D worry

By Nathan Gray

A significant proportion of Scottish adults and children show evidence of low vitamin D levels, according to new data from the UK national diet and nutrition survey (NDNS).

Special edition: Inside Europe's food supplement markets

Sports nutrition in Europe - market analysis

By Anna Bonar

European sports supplements market is predicted to grow by 2.3% a year to 2018 as product awareness rises, say analysts.