EU project develops protein supplements from food waste streams
EU funded project APROPOS has developed a range of sustainable co-stream products using food industry waste, including protein supplements from fish discards and rapeseed.
Archives for February 3, 2015
Fresh comments on rejected beta-alanine opinion have no effect, says EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said that fresh comments regarding its rejected health claim opinion for beta-alanine and physical performance do not change its conclusion.
EFSA must revise its conflict of interest rules: European Ombudsman
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been told to revise its conflict of interest rules, after the European Ombudsman received complaints that GM working group members failed to provide full details of their indirect financial relationships with...
ANSES calls for scientists
The French food agency ANSES is recruiting scientists to renew five of its expert committees and five working groups.
GNC, Walgreens, Target and Walmart sent cease and desist letters
‘Uninformed’, ‘inappropriate’ and ‘premature’: Industry experts round on NY AG’s action against major retailers over failed DNA tests for herbal supplements
The New York Attorney General has sent letters to GNC, Target, Walmart, and Walgreens telling them to stop selling some herbal supplements after DNA tests found 79% didn’t contain the labeled substance or contained other non-listed ingredients....
10 questions we need answered regarding the NY AG’s botanical action
You couldn’t make it up: DNA barcoding is used to test products that appear to be predominantly extracts by a researcher who is more comfortable with reptiles and dinosaurs and the results have not been made public. But the NY Attorney General is using...
science short
Probiotic yeast shows IBS benefits: 63% v 47% (placebo)
A proprietary probiotic yeast reduced abdominal discomfort among Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers, a study has found.
Stevia First expanding fermentation technology to ingredients beyond steviol glycosides
Stevia First Corp, producer of a fermentation-based steviol glycoside ingredient, is moving its technology beyond its namesake high intensity sweetener into new ranges of functional ingredients that the company is billing as “geroprotectors.”
Science in brief
UC-II beats glucosamine & chondroitin for knee joint comfort & flexibility: InterHealth data
A daily dose of InterHealth’s UC-II, an un-denatured type II collagen, may boost joint comfort in healthy individuals who only experience discomfort with exercise, according to data presented at the 2015 Scripps Natural Supplement Conference.