Archives for October 19, 2003

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Chromium picolinate may provide relief for PCOS sufferers

Daily supplementation with 1,000 mcg of chromium as chromium picolinate could be used as a new nutritional therapy for polycystic ovarian syndrome, according to results of a new pilot study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

CAP: securing the future

With the European Union soon to represent 450 million consumers, which common agricultural policy will best serve an enlarged Europe? "A single CAP that serves a single, united Europe," said the leading crusader of CAP reform EU agriculture...

FDA iron supplement packaging rule overturned

A court has overturned a Food and Drug Administration rule as of the October 17, 2003 requiring manufacturers of dietary supplements and drug products that contain 30 milligrams or more of iron per dosage unit to use unit-dose packaging.

Internet marketers selling aristolochic acid

The Chinese herbal aristolochic acid, banned in several countries for causing kidney failure and cancer, is readily available from websites, according to a US researcher, revealing the growing threat to the supplement industry from the Internet.

US market knocks Sensient results

Slacker US sales across all sectors hit third quarter results for US Sensient Technologies with the colour and flavours company this week reporting a slide in operating income.