One in three Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes,
according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
report presented last week.
Unither Pharma and United Therapeutics Corporation have agreed to
settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that they made
deceptive claims in advertising for their HeartBar product,
reported the FTC.
A global agreement to protect biodiversity and human health moved
one step further on Friday when Environment Ministers in the EU
formally adopted the regulation on the trans-boundary movements of
genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
A meta-analysis of trials on antioxidant vitamins published in
tomorrow's Lancet concludes that they are not effective in
reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease - 'nothing new',
according to CRN. But the authors...
The Enova brand cooking oil, produced jointly by ADM and Japan's
Kao, has been shown to increase the body's ability to burn fat and
may also improve appetite control and energy balance, according to
new research.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced this week that new
regulations giving a two-year temporary national authorisation to
market a new sweetener - 'salt of aspartame-acesulfame' - have come
into force as of the 27...
The Enova brand cooking oil, produced jointly by ADM and Japan's
Kao, has been shown to increase the body's ability to burn fat and
may also improve appetite control and energy balance, according to
new research.
Health and wellness company Amerifit Nutrition has announced
certification of several of its products by public health and
safety company NSF International, including its women's health
supplement Estroven.
In our second flavour news of the day, Danish ingredients giant
Danisco reports on the two new flavour concepts it developed for
the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) annual
conference in April this year.
In a bid to encourage a closer collaboration between citrus growers
and juice manufacturing customers, Cargill Citro Pure - a joint
venture between Cargill Citro-America, a subsidiary of agri-giant
Cargill, and 83 partners - has formed...
Tea could be included in dietary guidelines on foods that reduce
the risk of heart disease, according to a researcher speaking at a
recent conference on anti-aging.
The more nuts you eat, the lower your cholesterol, a new study
appears to suggest. Researchers at the Lorna Linda University in
California found that people who replaced 20 per cent of their
energy intake with almonds significantly...
The Danish Consumer Council has given a damning indictment of
Danisco's fat replacement product Salatrim, prompting the
ingredients group to issue a statement reiterating its confidence
in the product.
Fortitech's South America division has received a prize from the
Brazilian government for its custom premixes for human nutrition,
recognizing the quality and performance of its products.
Two researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have received
awards for developing 'nanovehicles' to improve the delivery of
nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals into the body's blood stream and
tissues.
As consumer groups in Europe and the US call on food manufacturers
to cut the quantity of trans fats in food products, Swedish
vegetable oils supplier Karlshamns has come up with a cocoa butter
replacer with a low trans fatty acid...
A variety of factors play a role in whether food-borne bacteria
actually make people sick, and a better understanding of the
infection process from food-borne bacteria could certainly lead to
ways to stop such illnesses from occurring,...
Soy ingredients firm Solae is to consolidate its Fort Wayne
headquarters, administrative and research operations into the
greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The move will see around half
of the employees offered the chance to...
The Federal Trade Commission has charged the marketers of Coral
Calcium Supreme with making false and unsubstantiated claims about
the supplement's health benefits. At the same time, a
ConsumerLab.com review finds the product...
Canadian company Advitech Solutions has entered into an agreement
with French firm Pierre Jouan Biotechnologie, giving it exclusive
rights to technology for an innovative psoriasis treatment.
With a production value of over €600 billion, the responsibility of
up to 3 million employees, and the main user of Community
agricultural produce, the European food and drink industries this
week encouraged ministers to back CAP...
A herb used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine could
treat some of the dementia resulting from stroke just as
effectively as conventional drugs prescribed for the condition,
suggests new research.
New York-based supplement manufacturer NBTY said today it has
agreed to buy the vitamin manufacturer Rexall Sundown from Dutch
group Numico for $250 million in cash.
South Beach Beverage Company is introducing a new range of 'healthy
refreshment beverages' called SoBe Synergy. The line has been
designed specifically for sale in vending machines.
German sweeteners firm Nutrinova reports on new research showing
how sweeteners used in hot drinks can alter the flavour profile.
The results allow the company to provide sweetener manufacturers
with useful guidance, it says.
Insure Your Health, producer of Cran-max, has announced the launch
of its latest product Anti-max, a blend of elderberry, green tea,
ginger and nigella sativa, designed to boost the immune
system.
French starch ingredients company Cerestar Food & Pharma
Specialties Europe, a business unit of US agri-giant Cargill, has
added a new spray-dried n-OSA starch to its C*EmCap product range.
Seaweed species have been found to defend themselves from specific
pathogens with naturally occurring antibiotics, which could present
oppportunities for future nutraceuticals, report US researchers.
CoQ10 supplements, currently manufactured by fermentation only in
Japan, may eventually be synthesized in the United States thanks to
research at the University of California, Santa Barbara, reports
the university this week.
Raspberry extracts could soon become the basis of anti-aging
creams, suggest researchers who have identified powerful chemicals
in the fruit and other berries that can improve the body's
resistance to skin aging and sun exposure.
Danish ingredients company Danisco will expand its flavour creation
centres in The Netherlands and Belgium as part of the restructuring
of the flavour research and development facilities to improve
capabilities and efficiency.
Creative Enterprises International has anounced a marketing
agreement with Affinity Products to market MilkCal calcium, a
calcium supplement said to be derived from pure milk.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should require food
manufacturers to limit the amount of the potential carcinogen
acrylamide in their products, said the Center for Science in the
Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit US organisation,...
J. Leonard Neutraceuticals has developed a new delivery method for
children's vitamins - the Yikes! Multi-Vitamin Freeze Pops, said to
contain the full RDA of all essential vitamins.
Soy ingredients company Solae says it has filed a complaint against
Archer Daniels Midland and Amerifit Nutrition for infringing some
of its patent rights.
French powdered milk manufacturer Ingredia is about to implement a
Connoisseur process control system from Invensys in an effort to
improve production quality and efficiency.
A report in today's New York Post suggests that vitamin
retailer GNC is up for sale in a Goldman Sachs-run auction. Parent
company Numico has not confirmed the news.
A new study challenges the assumption that adults are much less
sensitive to the toxic effects of methylmercury, which contaminates
fish in some regions, than children.
Kemin's Personal Care unit is to market its FloraGLO brand lutein
to cosmetics manufacturers in Italy and the United Kingdom through
a new agreement with leading European distribution firms.
Supplements derived from mixtures of fruits, vegetables and berries
can prevent the immediate adverse impact of a fatty meal, according
to Natural Alternatives International and Memphis-based NSA
International, makers of the Juice...
The drama continues at ChampionLyte Holdings which announces this
week that it has filed a lawsuit against former company chairman
and CEO Alan Posner, former chief financial officer Chris Valleau
and New York-based InGlobalVest,...
Martek Biosciences has reported a 132 per cent increase in revenues
to $26.4 million for the second quarter of the year, thanks to
greater sales of nutritional products to the company's infant
formula licensees, Wyeth, Mead Johnson...
A well-planned vegetarian diet can be a healthy alternative to a
regular meat-based diet for all age groups, says a statement from
the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada
published this week.
Nutraceutical International is to acquire the Nature's Life
business, subject to certain contingencies. The deal will give the
leading supplement manufacturer and marketer further store
penetration in key markets.
A new 'functional' cooking oil made from a blend of tropical,
olive, coconut and flaxseed oils, may soon offer relief to
calorie-counters and cholesterol-watchers, according to Canadian
researchers.
