Sabinsa sues former employee for data theft
Multinational botanicals giant Sabinsa is suing a former employee and the MD of the firm with whom he allegedly shared stolen customer lists, technical and other data.
Archives for August 11, 2016
Vitamin E tocotrienols show endurance benefits: Rat study
Supplements of vitamin E tocotrienols may prolong running times in obese rats to the same extent as whey protein alone, says a new study.
Nature’s Way adopts 5 botanicals through ABC Adopt-an-Herb program
Nature’s Way has adopted black cohosh (Actaea racemosa), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), umckaloabo (Pelargonium sidoides), lavender (Lavandula spp.), and ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) through the ABC Adopt-an-Herb Program.
Filling a €3.4bn deficit: UK research post Brexit
The European Commission has said it is business as usual for UK researcher’s access to EU funding until official Brexit moves are made. Yet concerns persist as reports emerge of Brits already being dropped from EU projects and as long-term plans to plug...
Lycored plots Cardiomato EU launches with 'education', not claims approach
Lycored will launch its Cardiomato heart health supplement in Scandinavia by the end of 2016, and in Spain and Italy next year, as it plans educational efforts to support its UK marketing.
Brazilian researchers develop nitrate- and antioxidant-rich beetroot-based nutritional gel
Beetroot juice has been gaining some attention as a functional ingredient this past year. Researchers in Brazil argue that, in gel form, a higher concentration of beetroot’s benefits can be consumed.
Niagen continues to push ChromaDex forward, but big debt payment delays profitability breakthrough
ChromaDex reported record sales for its second quarter driven mostly by sales of its Niagen ingredient.
Nanotechnology shows promise in overcoming fortification challenges
Nanotechnology used to encase a bioactive ingredient within a food grade carrier may provide a solution in reducing fortification difficulties and provide healthier functional foods, a study has found.
GRAS route will still be popular with hard line taken in NDI draft on synthetic botanicals
The updated New Dietary Ingredients draft guidance, issued yesterday by the Food and Drug Administration, modifies the agency’s stance on the contentious issue of synthetic, nature-identical compounds. But not by much.
Most Australian rugby players have ‘nil to limited’ knowledge of beta-alanine benefits
A study has found the majority of Australian professional rugby and football players taking beta-alanine supplements have little knowledge of its benefits – with less than 20% of respondents taking it frequently enough or in sufficient quantity to meet...