Archives for October 13, 2003

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Probiotic suppliers face consumer awareness barrier

Limited consumer awareness threatens to restrain the development of probiotics markets, finds a new Frost & Sullivan report, yet sales of the healthy ingredient are still set to almost triple in value over the next six years.

Aloe vera-enriched low-fat yoghurt

The herbal extract aloe vera is increasingly being added to foods, with the latest innovation from German dairy company Onken in the form of an aloe vera-enriched low-fat yoghurt.

Ephedra supplements outlawed in California

California Governor Gray Davis has signed SB 582, a bill that will ban sales in California of dietary supplements that contain any amount of ephedrine group alkaloids.

Sales stable but not soaring for Givaudan

As US International Flavours and Fragrances and Swiss company Givaudan continue to fight it out for the number one global flavours and fragrance spot, the Swiss supplier reports stable but far from dazzling 3 per cent sales growth for the flavours...

Overweight children, walking 'timebombs'

Nearly a third of African-American and Latino children are overweight and most of these have at least one risk factor for type 2 diabetes or heart disease, researchers will report today at a symposium revealing the latest figures on the shocking...

Glanbia Nutritionals range expansion on track

Dairy ingredient company Glanbia Nutritionals has finished the first phase of expansion for its whey processing capabilities for the creation of new protein ingredients.