Archives for December 10, 2010

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Martek revenues up 30pc on sales of branded consumer products

By Mike Stones

Increased sales of nutritional ingredients in both the infant formula and non-infant formula markets plus the acquisition of health and wellness company Amerifit helped Martek Biosciences achieve a 30 per cent increase in 2010 revenues to reach $450m.

FDA reviews phytosterol health claim expansion

By Stephen Daniells

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to expand the variety of foods enriched with phytosterols that can carry a health claim linking the ingredients to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).