Blackmores’ standing in China has received a boost after its Asia MD, Peter Osborne, was appointed vice chairman of the China Association for Quality Inspection’s (CAQI) advisory committee.
An international project has been launched to better understand how events during pregnancy and childhood influence the development of disease later in life, with the University of Western Australia and medical research organisation The Telethon Kids...
A study of school children in a Northern Territory Indigenous community has found that around half are iron-deficient, leading researchers to claim it is a major public health problem.
The Federal Court of Australia has approved the takeover of vitamin firm Vitaco by Chinese investors, with the deal now officially entering the “completion stage”.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is investigating alleged suspicious trading in the run-up to the announcement of a takeover at Australian supplement firm Vitaco.
The complementary medicines industry has hit out at the decision by Australia’s state broadcaster to air what it calls a “sensationalised story” about the safety of some American supplements.
In just two years, Australia’s complementary medicines industry has grown from A$2.3bn (US$1.7bn) to A$4.2bn (US$3.1), with increasing acceptance and demand from consumers, both at home and abroad.
With Australia's domestic market maturing, many complementary health companies are seeing the growth that some of the big brands are enjoying in Asia and are keen to ride in on their coat tails.
Now with backing from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), international anti-doping laboratory LGC is moving to test nutritional supplements for prohibited substances Down Under.
Young Australians who mix their alcohol with energy drinks may be getting more than the heady cocktail that they bargained for, a new study has suggested.
The Australian and Indian governments have committed AUS$10m (€7.48m) to a range of research projects in nutrition/pharma and agriculture including one to develop omega-3 production methods.
French dairy Danone has built on its 2010 joint venture with Australian co-op Murray Goulburn by belatedly launching its €4bn global selling probiotic yoghurt Activia on the market there.
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), an alliance of Nestlé and General Mills, said that a large percentage of its cereal brands sold in Australia including Cheerios have been endorsed by the Heart Foundation there through its Tick programme.
Mooted revisions to regulations governing drugs and supplements in Australia may see weight management products ruled by food regulations, where previously they may have been governed by drug law, TGA discussions have revealed.
New research suggests that increasing dairy consumption from three to five servings a day in the context of a reduced calorie diet can help fight obesity.
Cholesterol-lowering margarines are set to be joined by
cholesterol-lowering milks, yoghurts and cereals as Australia and
New Zealand's food authority finally approves the new categories.
Australia's medicines regulator has published draft guidelines for
the registration of complementary medicines, which are also
expected to form the basis of rules under the controversial joint
agency with New Zealand.
Australian supplement maker Blackmores has seen sales and profits
surge after an investigation into quality control last year removed
competitor Pan Pharmaceutical's products from the market.
Australian food ingredients firm Clover Corporation has formed a
joint venture to produce and market a soya-based ingredient for use
in functional foods.
Health food stores in New Zealand will today 'black out' products
threatened by the government's plans to regulate supplements under
a joint authority with Australia.
The Australian government launched its National Nutrition Week
yesterday, urging parents to buy healthier food for their children
and help prevent the numbers of obese, 3.3 million in Australia,
from climbing.
The Australian government is allocating A$5.5 million (€3.17m) in
funding for the commercial development of functional foods at one
of two new centres for food excellence.
The Health Strategy Network (HSN) Conference Series, continuing
this month with a meeting in Sydney, Australia, has enlisted the
CEO of Australia's leading supplement brand, Blackmores, to open
the event.
The Australian and New Zealand food agency is asking for comment on
an application that it has received to modify its brand new Food
Standards Code to permit the sale of formulated beverages or
water-based drinks containing added...
Australian scientists are investigating new ways to mass-produce
the active ingredients found in the herbal medicines echinacea,
ginseng and gynostemma.
Mannatech Inc. of Texas has been awarded a patent by the Australian
Patent Office for the glyconutrient blend listed as 'Compositions
of Plant Carbohydrates as Dietary Supplements.'