BioGaia has signed an agreement with the Indian company Uni-Sankyo,
giving it the right to produce and sell supplements containing the
Reuteri protbiotic bacteria.
People who eat significant amounts of the omega-3 fatty acid
docosahexanoic acid (DHA) may be less likely to get Alzheimer's
disease, suggests an animal study.
What do you get when you cross 12,000 enterprising sheep farmers
with a supplements industry that is hungry for innovation? A new
joint health ingredient derived from wool that could give
chondroitin and glucosamine a run for their...
For serious supplements and functional foods players, Anaheim was
the place to be last weekend. Jess Halliday reports on the
latest trends and products making an entrance in the rapidly
evolving industry.
A cellulose ingredient appears to both lower LDL cholesterol and
reduce build-up of plaque in the arteries, suggesting a strong
benefit in people at risk of heart disease.
SourceOne Global Partners and American River Nutrition (ARN) have
formed a joint venture to market the latter's DeltaGold annatto
extract - a powerful vitamin E isomer believed to aid cholesterol
reduction and maintain healthy...
Health claims about a product's effect on slimming or psychological
functions could be allowed under new European regulations via an
authorization procedure, according to one of the proposed
amendments to the draft law that looks...
PepsiCo firm Gatorade has introduced a new product with twice as
much sodium and three times the potassium of its market leading
beverage to meet demand from endurance athletes.
Ireland could be one of the first European countries to introduce
mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid if members of the
public and other stakeholders back the initiative in a new
consultation process, reports Dominique...
NSF International and the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) have
formed a strategic partnership to boost public confidence in
botanicals and encourage more companies to use them in their
products, reports Jess Halliday.
DSM Nutritional Products has developed a new compressible form of
Coenzyme Q10, which it says will enable supplement manufacturers to
incorporate the naturally occurring compound in tablet
formulations.
Caffeine significantly reduced insulin sensitivity in a small
study, and was not corrected by the usually beneficial effects of
weight loss or exercise.
Italian firm Labochim has introduced a new alpha-lipoic acid
(ALA)chemically combined with the vitamin-like substance
L-carnitine, which increases the antioxidant's solubility,
reports Dominique Patton.
Folic acid supplements, recommended to women who are trying for a
baby, do not appear to significantly boost the chances of having
twins, finds a large study, despite some evidence of this effect in
previous trials.
Manufacturers of sports nutrition products will have to clean up or
face the consequences of increased scrutiny from Europe, which this
week called for further action against doping.
The Whole Grains Council yesterday launched its food stamp to the
general public at the Natural Foods Expo West show taking place in
Anaheim. Cynthia Harriman, head of the council, told Philippa
Nuttall how the food industry has reacted...
Biothera has filed lawsuits against three companies that it claims
are infringing its patents on the use and composition of a beta
glucan ingredient, said to boost immune health, reports
Dominique Patton.
As EU Commissioner Kyprianou launches a new platform involving the
food industry and stakeholders to tackle rising obesity levels, new
research finds influences on diabetes - obesity link could be much
more than food, reports Lindsey...
Dutch whey ingredients firm Borculo Domo has gained an award for a
novel ingredient said to protect teeth from the enamel erosion
caused by acidic drinks, writes Dominique Patton.
UK and Spanish scientists have explained why the active compound in
green tea, EGCG, can stop cancer cells growing even in people that
only drinks two cups of the beverage a day.
Almost half the mothers and a third of infants tested in a new
study were deficient in vitamin D, say Canadian researchers,
revealing potential risks to health.
Taking vitamin E supplements for several years did not reduce the
risk of cancer or cardiovascular events in a group of elderly
diabetics and heart disease patients, report researchers today.
The cellulose derivative HPMC, used for years to add texture to
foods and in drug delivery, could become a new functional food
ingredient, researchers said yesterday, as it appears to slow down
fat absorption from foods, writes Dominique...
Finnish plant sterol maker Raisio has acquired a 25 per cent stake
in Polish dairy Obory that will allow it to launch new Benecol
products in the emerging market.
The American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) announced this week
that it will hold its International Whey Conference in September.
Autumn may seem a long way away when spring is only just in the
air, but for those in the whey industry...
US firm Nutrition 21 will seek to boost sales of chromium
piocolinate in Europe, following acceptance of a scientific dossier
in the UK that gives the ingredient up to four years of derogation
from the food supplements directive,...
Fish oil supplements and foods fortified with marine-source omega-3
fats on the UK market have gained the scientific go-ahead to
promote the heart health benefits of their products.
Greater levels of selenium, vitamin E and the tomato carotenoid
lycopene have been shown to reduce prostate cancer in one out of
every four Caucasian males, or those who inherit a specific genetic
variation that is particularly sensitive...
Doses of carotenoids easily gained from the diet have a significant
effect on reducing oxidative damage, said researchers at a
nutrition conference in Paris earlier this month.
Low vitamin C prices are boosting margins at Phoenix firm Zila,
which generates three quarters of its turnover from enhanced forms
of vitamin C and E, reports Dominique Patton.
Food manufacturers who are still not convinced that they need to
start taking a healthier approach should heed a recent survey by
the GMA, writes Philippa Nuttall.
PL Thomas (PLT) has entered into a strategic alliance with Indian
herbal extracts producer Laila Impex to develop products that meet
consumers' needs and bring them to market.
Biotechnology company KGK Synergize has developed a matrix of its
citrus and palm fruit extract Sytrinol by combining it with
LeciGel's phospholipiddelivery technology - a process that resolves
solubility and taste issues previously...
Another study on chocolate finds that the dark variety decreases
blood pressure and improves insulin sensitivity in healthy people,
lending weight to its potential for heart health.
Russia's consumer protection agency has refused to extend the
production licences for a number of energy drink brands produced by
the Czech firm Pinelli on the grounds that they could be harmful to
consumers' health, reports...
Chr Hansen plans to use this year's Cheese Industry Conference to
showcase the technology that it believes can improve production for
high volume manufacturers, Philippa Nuttall reports.
Herbal medicines on the Australian market may need to be
reformulated after the government's decision this week to back a
wave of expert recommendations to tighten scrutiny of the
complementary medicines sector.
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),...