Perrigo to sell US supplements business to help stave off hostile takeover bid
Perrigo plans to sell its US VMS business as part of an effort to stave off a hostile takeover bid, the company announced late last week.
Archives for October 26, 2015
Bug appétit! Focus on cooking process for insect palatability
An advertising campaign that focusses on the transformative nature of cooking insects is more effective than 'entomophagy education', says a US-based researcher.
What the Swedish eat: 1740-strong dietary survey
People in Sweden fall into one of three dietary camps - a ‘healthy dietary’, ‘Swedish traditional’ or 'light-meal' pattern - a national dietary survey of 1740 adults has found.
Consumer confidence in supplements remains high, says CRN survey
Eighty-four percent of US adults expressing overall confidence in the safety, quality and effectiveness of dietary supplements, according to the results of the newest survey commissioned by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
AI peptides start-up attracts €2.9m investment
Irish start-up Nuritas secures $3.2m (€2.9m) in international investment for its peptide-discovering platform.
From the FENS Congress in Berlin
Euro congress tackles ‘syndrome X'
Vitamin E and prebiotics are important in the 21st century battle against ‘syndrome X’ – the umbrella term given to a collection of chronic maladies including obesity, inflammation, diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the FENS...
Oregon AG suit raises risk for ingredients with fuzzy legal standing, experts say
The lawsuit filed by the Oregon Attorney General raises overall risk for the supplements industry and could mean that a number of niche ingredients could disappear from the market, experts said.