Indian herbal blend bags Belgian botanical claim
Indian herbal blend Herbagut is targeting the German, French, Spanish, Italian and Benelux food supplement markets after winning a key health claim approval.
Archives for April 5, 2017
Monthly vitamin D supplementation does not prevent cardiovascular disease: Clinical trial
Monthly high dose vitamin D supplementation does not prevent cardiovascular disease, results from a large randomised clinical trial discovered.
Fonterra probiotic shows potential to prevent diabetes in pregnancy
Dairy giant Fonterra’s naturally occurring probiotic could be responsible for a 68% reduction in gestational diabetes in pregnant women, according to researchers.
What’s happening with Health Canada’s proposed NHP changes?
Health Canada has published its “What we heard” report, which shows differences in opinion between industry on one hand and consumers and healthcare professionals on the other.
Probiotics could help offset long term behavioural effects of early-life antibiotic use
Co-administration probiotics can help offset some of the lasting behavioural effects of penicillin treatment in early life, a mouse model study has shown.
Potential new head of FDA could postpone Nutrition Facts label changes if confirmed
The implementation deadline for the new Nutrition Facts label, which includes a new line indicating added sugars, could be pushed back several years if President Trump’s nominee for FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is confirmed.
Quirks in regulations create need for science-based pesticide limits, USP says
Quirks of regulatory policy regarding pesticides leave botanical dietary supplement ingredients subject to unwarranted seizure, attendees at an international botanical conference in Mississippi were told.
Combined with omega-3 oil, microencapsulated probiotic has higher survival rate, says study
When a probiotic is co-encapsulated with omega-3-rich tuna oil, not only do the bacteria adhere better on the intestinal wall, but more chemically intact omega-3 fatty acids are released from the oil, researchers in Australia discovered from an in vitro...
Chr. Hansen posts ‘strong’ H1 with organic revenue growth of 10%
Food and nutrition bioscience firm Chr. Hansen says it is well positioned to deliver its ambitious full year targets, as it reports 10% organic revenue growth for the first half of its financial year.
Is vitamin D deficiency an indicator of heart disease in obese children?
Vitamin D deficiency may be linked with early markers of cardiovascular disease in in overweight and obese children, new data suggests.
Gummies Galore: Start-up Vitafive sets up single-serve supplement subscription for just gummies
Garrett Adair was still in college when he came up with the idea to start a dietary supplement company dedicated to only gummies.