UK consumer watchdog Which? has cast doubts over the effectiveness
of eye health supplements in an article that could affect
confidence in products and have a detrimental affect on the
industry.
Kalsec has launched its paprika-derived zeaxanthin ZeaGold onto the
eye health ingredients market, following a patent licensing
agreement with ZeaVision.
Cognis has been denied permission to make a qualified health claim
for the consumption of its Xangold brand lutein esters and reduced
risk of age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.
Supplement makers have been tapping into consumer's eye health
anxieties for the last four years and although product launches
seem to have peaked in 2003, there are no signs of a serious
slow-down, reports Jess Halliday.
An extract of resveratrol-rich walnuts could offer supplement
makers a new ingredient for tackling the onset of age-related
macular degeneration, writes Dominique Patton.
Chrysantis is ready to start selling EZ Eyes to dietary supplement
makers following the FDA's acceptance of the marigold-derived
natural zeaxanthin as a new dietary ingredient (NDI), reports
Jess Halliday.
Blue California is launching four non-irradiated botanical extracts
at Vitafoods in Geneva this week, the first in a new line which
aims to meet manufacturers' demands for ingredients that meet the
strictest regulatory controls...
Ball Horticultural-subsidiary Chrysantis has signed a licensing
agreement with ZeaVision for the marketing and selling of
zeaxanthin, a deal which gives it limited, non-exclusive license
store of the supplement maker's patents...
Cognis Nutrition & Health is introducing a vegetarian version
of its marigold-derived Xangold 10% microencapsulated lutein ester
beadlets for tablet and dry food formulators seeking to meet the
needs of a burgeoning vegetarian...
New company Chrysantis' plan to bring to market proprietary
marigold extracts with a high natural zeaxanthin content could give
eye health product formulators a new tool to help combat
age-related macular degeneration (ARMD),...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled with the seller of a
supplement containing lutein over claims that the product could
restore vision already lost form age related macular degeneration
(AMD) and remove specks, known as...
California-based BI Nutraceuticals has joined with Mexican raw
materials manufacturer Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro (PIVEG) to
become the North American distributor for the company's
ingredients.
A jury has voted to uphold Kemin Industries' patents for the
chemical composition and production process of lutein, in a trial
in Des Moines, Iowa, against Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro.
A jury in the US has voted to uphold Kemin Industries' patents for
the chemical composition and production process of lutein, in a
trial in Des Moines, Iowa, against Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro.
Lutein supplements, shown previously to fortify the macular layer
in the eye and thought to protect against age-related blindness,
also appear to increase macular pigment in people at earlier stages
of age-related macular degeneration...
Pressure from B2B customers has encouraged Kemin Foods to attain
the ISO 9001:2000 certification for the design and manufacture of
its purified lutein as a food and dietary supplement.
Eating fruit may help protect against the development of
age-related maculopathy (ARM), an eye disease that can cause
blindness, according to US scientists.
A new study supports growing evidence that eating fruit - thanks to
the protective antioxidants they contain - can help men and women
fight against the onset of age-related maculopathy (ARM), a
degenerative eye disease that can cause...
Kemin foods, the US manufacturer and marketer of nutritional
ingredients for the food and dietary supplement market is to launch
the first vegetarian lutein ingredient onto the market. The firm is
looking to drive this preservative...
Leading multivitamin brand Centrum has added lutein to its
formulation for the German market, taking the ingredient firmly
into Europe's mass market and establishing as a daily health
requirement, writes Dominique Patton.
Long-term supplementation with a synthetic zeaxanthin product
significantly increased plasma levels of the carotenoid, thought to
protect against degeneration of eye health, report researchers from
DSM Nutritional Products.
A new study has found that most lutein and zeaxanthin supplements
meet their ingredients claims but often vary largely in strength.
Daily doses varied by 90-fold from as little as 0.25 mg to as much
as 22.5 mg per day, reports ConsumerLab.com.
A technology that allows the health ingredient lutein to be
delivered to clear beverages has been given GRAS (Generally
Recognized As Safe) status from the US Food and Drug
Administration.
Kemin Foods, maker of FloraGLO Lutein, is hoping to increase brand
awareness among the British medical community, by backing a
campaign to teach doctors about the role of lutein in preventing
blindness among the elderly.
Only 38 per cent of people in the UK have heard of Age-Related
Macular Degeneration (AMD), reveals this year's omnibus survey
carried out by lutein manufacturer Kemin Foods.
Roche Vitamins has announced the launch of two new lutein product
forms for the food and dietary supplement market for use in the
fortification of foods and beverages and for effervescent tablets.
US health ingredients manufacturer Kemin Foods has received
approval for use of its FloraGLO brand lutein in dietary
supplements in France, the company announced today.
Survey results released this week by the AMD Alliance, an
international coalition of eye care charities and organisations,
revealed that GPs feel 'left in the dark' when it comes to
recognising and treating Age Related Macular...
A study by researchers in Manchester, England, suggests that
Cognis' Xangold natural lutein ester supplements may promote eye
health in the elderly. If the evidence is confirmed, dietary
supplements and a higher intake of fruits...
A new lutein product, called Xantiol, has been created by the
French company Nutralica and designed to help treat age-related
macular degeneration (AMD).
A new supplement containing zeaxanthin, a nutrient which is thought
to slow or even prevent macular degeneration, has been launched by
the US group ZeaVision. Macular degeneration is a leading cause of
blindness in people over the...
Neurochemical Research Corp., a marketer of Condition-specific
dietary supplements company Neurochemical Research Corp., this week
revealed new evidence to support its latest product for the eyes.