GEA to equip new Danone production plant
GEA has received a major order from Danone to equip a new state-of-the-art facility for its international Early Life Nutrition brands with several production lines.
Archives for January 19, 2016
Diet meals step-up with more premium, gourmet offerings, test reveals
Diet delivery meal services are raising the bar to create more gourmet appearing and tasty meals in a bid to attract more consumers who traditionally have shied away from frozen entrees, suggests the results of a recent consumer taste test.
All forms of omega-3s support health in different ways, flax advocate says
Omega-3s may have been created unequal, but all varieties, plant-based, marine and algal sources, have a potential role in supporting health, a consultant says.
More lycopene linked to longer lives for people with metabolic syndrome
Higher blood levels of lycopene may reduce the risk of mortality in people with metabolic syndrome, says a new study from the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Gut microbe damage from low-fibre diets may be inherited - and irreversible
Adopting a high-fibre diet may not only benefit the microbial profile of the person consuming the diet but also their future children, according to a study in Nature.
The botanical roadmap to nowhere: Legal definition needed for real clarity
If the European Commission’s regulatory rethink is to provide any meaningful improvement for the botanical industry, it must set a clear legal definition of what botanicals actually are, argues author and commentator Bert Schwitters.
Medical foods based on amino acid/neurotransmitter technology to be marketed in China
Medical food specialist Targeted Medical Pharma has signed a Chinese distribution deal that bodes well for the long term health of the company.
“Small but significant”: Pea fiber may help cut calorie consumption, says human study
Consuming 15 grams per day of yellow pea fiber may help reduce body fat and energy intake in overweight and obese adults, says a new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Brassica Protection Products get FDA no objection for truebroc Glucoraphanin GRAS status
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has no objections regarding the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status of Brassica Protection Products LLC’s truebroc brand of glucoraphanin in food applications.
EC study reveals carcinogenic PAHs in supplements
Levels of carcinogenic PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in EU supplements vary widely from under safe limits to way over, according to a European Commission study ahead of new regulation on the issue.
'Night Milk' named in 2016 trends report
With Euromonitor’s newly-released 2016 consumer trends report, Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2016, including a section on selling sleep, Milchkristalle, the company mentioned in the piece, believes its product is perfectly positioned to exploit new...