OmniActive expands natural extract capabilities with Indfrag acquisition
OmniActive Health Technologies Ltd. has acquired an 85% stake with Bangalore-based natural ingredients player Indfrag Ltd.
Archives for January 11, 2017
DuPont announces €57m European dairy investment
DuPont Nutrition & Health is to invest $60 million (€57m) in expanding dairy culture production sites in France and Germany.
Danone-Nutricia RCT backs ‘toddler milk’ for improved iron & vitamin D status
Daily consumption of fortified toddler milk helps to improve the nutritional status of children and can reduce deficiencies in iron and vitamin D, a new randomised trial has found.
Wild banana ripe for greater functional food and nutraceutical examination: Review
Wild banana (M. acuminata), which has long been used in traditional medicine in South East Asia, is worthy of further investigation to assess its functional food and nutraceutical development on a larger scale, a new academic review suggests.
NPA outlines top supplement-related legislative issues for PEOTUS Trump
NDIs, kratom, maternal and child nutrition, medical foods, health claims, and reducing the cost of healthcare are among the important issues affecting dietary supplements and the natural products industry in 2017, according to the Natural Products...
Why cardiovascular health functional foods are primed to take-off across APAC: Euromonitor
Despite Asia Pacific being a region with high incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), sales of cardiovascular health positioned foods and beverages are not high, writes Maria Mascaraque from Euromonitor International.
Vitamin B3 may benefit those with Parkinson's disease
Individuals with a specific type of Parkinson's disease (PD) could gain from increasing vitamin B3 (niacin) content in their diet, say British investigators.
‘Government recommendation is clear’: Statement published in JAMA supports folic acid supplementation for healthy pregnancy
Even in the era of mandatory fortification, experts back the need of folic acid supplementation among women of childbearing age.
13 categories open for entries to nutrition innovators. #NIAwards17
NutraIngredients Awards 2017: Deadline is 3 February
The NutraIngredients Awards are back in 2017 in Geneva at Vitafoods Europe with new categories to reward real progress and innovation in the global world of nutrition.
Bulletin highlights adulteration issues for St. John's wort
Food dyes and/or extracts from other Hypericum species are being used as adulterants for St. John's wort extracts, explained the latest Botanical Adulterants Bulletin from the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program.