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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was brought to task by senators yesterday, who demanded that makers of vitamins and other dietary supplements should have to report potential safety risks to the FDA.
Herbal companies looking for new products may not need to go far to find new medicinal plants, according to a review, which finds that weeds have produced more drugs and natural remedies than tropical plants found in the rainforest.
Breakfast cereals are experiencing steady growth in central and eastern Europe, in particular in the largest markets in Russia and Poland. But while most of the recent product launches there have been at the premium end of the market, manufacturers...
Exercise is more influential than calcium intake in determining bone strength in young women, say US researchers, who found that daily calcium intake had no significant impact on bone gain during adolescence.
The standard fish oils and omega-3 fish oil concentrates produced by Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC) have become the first ingredients to be certified under the United States Pharmacopeia's (USP) new ingredient verification program.
A seaweed-derived mineral product has been shown to offer a more bioavailable source of calcium than rival products in a small human trial.
Moody's Investor Services yesterday downgraded Cargill's debt ratings, citing factors including the uncertainty surrounding Cargill's strategy with regard to future acquisitions and increased capital expenditure.