News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
only 1/3 objections tabled were backed by the ENVI Committee
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) accept rules on sugary cereal-based baby food should be revised, but have voted against changing a draft on the marketing of infant formula and medical foods.
Rejuvenation Water, a functional water enriched with amino acids, has launched in the UK and is targeting today’s busy, stressed, urban professionals.
Researchers from the University of Oxford have demonstrated for the first time the brain modulating role of prebiotics in early life 'window of opportunity'.
Most Canadian young athletes were able to back the reason why they take common ergogenic aids. But for vitamins and minerals, plant extracts, and many other supplements they take, it’s a different story.
A recent move by the Food and Drug Administration to detain products without examination from foreign firms that have failed GMP inspections is welcome step toward "draining the swamp," said United Natural Products Alliance president Loren Israelsen.
health claim watch
Heinz has filed a health claim for children’s gastrointestinal and upper-respiratory tract health for its product Nutrimune.
A product formulator has plucked an ingredient from the pre workout space and is basing a new mood support supplement on it. The unlikely new star? Creatine.
European Parliament committee to vote on three objections
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has urged fellow politicians to support his objections to new rules on the marketing of baby foods, formulas and foods for special medical purposes in a vote today, which he says fails to safeguard the practice...
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced it will require all of its members submit their supplement product labels to the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD).
Oxford Farming Conference
Food and drink manufacturers must do more to encourage consumers to make healthy choices through promotional and marketing activities, according to nutritionist Susan Jebb.