High-protein ice-cream company taking part in US Thrive technology program
UK high-protein ice-cream company Wheyhey has been chosen to take part in Thrive – an eight-week food-technology accelerator program based in Silicon Valley.
Archives for April 5, 2016
EFSA approves novel silicon for food supplements
Novel food ingredient organic silicon is safe for use in food supplements, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said.
OmniActive study: Capsaicinoids reduce body circumference and appetite
Presented at Experimental Biology, the new study provided evidence supporting the weight management benefits of capsaicinoids.
NPA seeks submissions for 23rd Annual Awards
The deadline for submitting names for the Natural Product Association’s Awards is April 15, 2016.
Why early life nutrition is the cornerstone of lifelong health
Paid for by BASF
Knowledge of the importance of early life nutrition has increased significantly in recent years. While the main goal used to be feeding a baby enough to hit a predefined growth curve, scientific research is now revealing a nuanced picture of the nutrient...
Curcumin shows benefits for people with metabolic syndrome: RCT
Bioavailable curcumin supplements may improve levels of adiponectin, a hormone that plays an important role in the regulation of insulin sensitivity and energy, in people with metabolic syndrome, says a new study.
PowerBar targets athletes at large with new product launches
While previous advertising campaigns were geared towards triathlon athletes and marathoners, PowerBar says that its new product launches and campaigns will target athletes of all sports.
Backroom Brussels? Report calls for EU lobbying clampdown
A transparency watchdog has called for legally-binding measures to tackle lobbying in the EU, following the release of its report that claimed permanent representations for member states were being left wide open to corporate pressure.
Tesco's NutriCentre failure speaks volumes about the food-medicine divide
'Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.' Nice idea, one uttered by Greek doctor Hippocrates centuries ago, but best not mention it at the next Tesco future investments pow-wow. It seems the mainstreaming of nutrition is an idea whose time is,...
Norwegians enter chitosan space
Norwegian supplier Marealis is working with fisheries R&D enterprise Nofima and set to enter the EU health claim-backed, cholesterol-controlling space with a shrimp shell extract.
“Exciting results”: Tufts/Harvard meta-analysis supports omega-3s for child brain development
Supplements of omega-3s during pregnancy or infancy do improve child neurodevelopment, says a meta-analysis of 15 gold standard randomized controlled trials.
AlgaeLife successful with NDI petition with FDA for astaxanthin ingredient
BGG subsidiary AlgaeLife Sciences, Inc. has successfully petitioned the US FDA with a New Dietary Ingredients notification (NDI) for its flagship product AstaZine Natural Astaxanthin.
80% of surveyed products don't pass WHO nutrient profile
Survey blasts industry & EU for allowing unhealthy foods to make health claims
What’s the difference between a chocolate bar and an apple? Not much if you go by the misuse of health claims on food in Germany and the Netherlands says campaign group FoodWatch, after evaluating over 600 products making prominent claims to be healthy,...
World’s first EpiCor yeast fermentate lozenge launched in New Zealand
New Zealand ingredients supplier Embria Health Sciences has announced the launch of the world’s first throat lozenge formulated with EpiCor yeast fermentate.