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Canadian health products rules delayed again

By Mike Stones

Canadian public health association, Health Canada is unlikely to introduce strict new controls on unlicensed natural health products until next Fall, at the earliest, despite a commitment to implement new controls next March, warns a recent report.

Mead pays millions for misleading infant formula adverts

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s 83 percent holding, Mead Johnson, has been ordered to pay $13.5m in damages to smaller rival, PBM, after a US court found it guilty of misleading advertising for its infant formula, Enfamil.

Counting the human cost of recession

Return to profitability. It’s a phrase that businesses have been yearning for, but as more of them are starting to use it, it’s time to ask: At what cost?

Special edition: Cranberries

Science: The pick of cranberry’s health benefits

By Stephen Daniells

In the third part of our special series on cranberries, NutraIngredients looks at the science behind the reported health benefits of the little red berry.

FDA cops (more) GMP criticism

By Shane Starling

Insufficient inspection numbers, unclear ingredient identity testing and supplier audit requirements to meet Good Manufacturing Processes (GMPs), are some of the problems blighting the recently introduced regulation, says a Californian-based supplier.