Cereal, sugar and dairy drive global food prices upwards
World food prices rose for the third month in a row, driven by higher values for cereals, sugar and dairy, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Food Price Index.
Archives for August 3, 2017
Industry pays tribute to Bill Brevoort's 'remarkable life'
The natural products industry has paid tribute to Bill Brevoort, a pioneer of Chinese medicinal herb, who recently passed away at his home in Kona, HI at the age of 75.
Prenatal milkshake brand Mommi eyes post-partum opportunities
Small company Mommi is ready to expand in the mother’s health category, eyeing opportunities in post-partum supplements, said co-founder and CEO Erin Schurtz.
Could Omega Protein be rethinking sales of human nutrition segments?
Better sales and margins within the embattled human nutrition segment has helped fish oil specialist Omega Protein weather a difficult start to its fishing season.
Flavonoid diet may reduce flu severity – but only if you have the right gut bacteria
A specific microbe found in the gut may protect consumers of flavonoid rich diets against severe flu, finds a new animal study published in Science.
Chinese supplier Layn to bring monk fruit to Europe
Chinese supplier Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients wants to be the first firm to sell monk fruit in Europe, and has submitted a request for a scientific opinion to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Ole Miss adds training classes to help close gap in industry
Finding personnel with quality control expertise is a yawning gap in the dietary supplement industry, one that the National Center for Natural Products Research is trying to fill with a new series of training courses.
Early-life exposure to famine increases risk of dyslipidaemia in women: China study
Exposure to severe famine as a foetus or infant significantly increases the chance of having dyslipidaemia in adulthood for women, analysis of people affected by the Chinese famine has revealed
Skincare supplement set to new film technologies with resveratrol
Swedish wellness firm Nutrinovate will combine Evolva’s recently launched Veri-te resveratrol and a novel dissolvable film technology in its new Reserol beauty from within range, says the firm.
Arjuna’s turmeric extract granted ‘No Questions’ letter from the FDA
Arjuna Naturals Extracts’ BCM-95 turmeric extract has been granted a ‘No Questions’ response letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).