Kerry targets soy health market
Irish ingredients group Kerry has unveiled plans to target the growing market for soy-based health foods with the creation of a new subsidiary, Nutriant.
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Croda launches new gelatine product
Croda Healthcare has launched a new range of fish-derived gelatins for pharmaceutical and edible applications.
Losses deepen for Cell Tech
Producer of health supplements from blue green algae is hit by asset write down, but management remains bullish about future improvements.
BASF and Fortitech join forces in nutrition market
BASF, the German chemicals group, has formed a joint venture with US-based Fortitech focusing on the manufacture, marketing and sales of human nutrition premix products.
CRN warns on problems of steroid hormone precursors
A hearing by a US Senate Subcommittee on the illegal use of steroids is told that the Council for Responsible Nutrition is drawing up guidelines to warn young athletes of the potential risks involved in taking legally-produced supplements containing...
Cranberry juice touted as alternative to antibiotics in UTI treatment
Cranberry juice could prove to be the next weapon in fighting bacteria, especially those which have become resistant to antibiotics.
Canadian warning over Chinese medicine
Health Canada has issued a warning concerning the Chinese medicine Bejai Bowyantan, urging consumers not to use it to treat children or infants.