NPA adds 36 new members in March & April
Trade association membership continues to grow with the Natural Products Association (NPA) adding 36 new members in a very strong March and April.
Archives for June 7, 2015
10 new faces as EFSA names health claims panel for 2015-2018
The NDA panel will feature 10 new faces for the health claims panel’s next three years as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced changes today.
It's time to end EU’s botanical Babel, says expert
The EU is old enough and ugly enough to get itself out of its botanical rut, so what's the hold up? Dr Luca Bucchini, managing director of Hylobates Consulting, asks.
Probiota Americas
Biomakers of resilience could elucidate structure function claims for probiotics, experts say
How do probiotic researchers and suppliers best communicate with customers? And what should they be trying to tell them, anyway? Having a clear picture of what gut and blood parameters a dietary intervention is meant to affect and having a clear...
Jolt Energy Gum relaunches as category experiences sales resurgence
Sales of chewing gum are climbing again after several years of stagnation, likely due to evolving tastes and eating patterns, in addition to new product launches, according to IRI Worldwide.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe
Ismail says omega-3s industry needs to take high road when it comes to bad press
An article in late March in The New York Times called the efficacy of omega-3s into question, citing a number of older equivocal studies. Rather than get down into the trenches on this one, a leading spokesperson in the field said it’s time for the...