Fruit for fussy kids
The Solgar Vitamin and Herb company has used a pleasant tasting excipient to coat kid's supplements and disguise the normally unpleasant taste.
Archives for October 6, 2003
Tighter rules and tougher testing for allergens
US companies looking to carve deeper into Europe will be affected by tough new rules on food allergen labelling due to arrive in 2005. Ambitious biotech company, Eurofins, is hoping to grab a slice of the market with a multiple screening test.
United Natural Foods brings in new talent
Health stores, United Natural Foods, announced this week that it has brought in three new faces to maximise on the growth opportunities in the rapidly growing natural products market.
Secrets of plant genomes unveiled for health
Scientists are set to build on existing knowledge relating to the influence botanical extracts may have on our health as US national body earmarks millions of dollars in funding for a range new projects on cereals, fruits, legumes, and other...
Rhodia divests as losses hit
Embattled Rhodia CEO resigns coinciding with news that further restructuring drive on the cards for the French food and pharmaceutical ingredients company to shave off €600m in divestments.
Flowering alfalfa for high protein needs
A species of alfalfa called falcata has been found to thrive on the Northern Plains, where other US-grown varieties fizzle out, reports the Agricultural Research Service.The seeds of the high-protein, yellow-flowering subspecies of the Medicago sativa...
New kit for Tree of Life supply chain
Natural products supplier Tree of Life, a subsidiary of Dutch food producer Wessanen, has adopted a new agent - viaLink - to work on supply chain management.