News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources has bolstered its intellectual property portfolio further after securing a new US patent (No. 8,057,825) awarding it the exclusive use of krill extracts in the US as a method for reducing cholesterol, platelet...
Proposed amendments to legislation designed to promote ethical conduct in federal employees would unfairly discriminate against trade associations, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has argued.
BioExx has signaled a change in strategy after admitting its decision to manufacture its own canola proteins - rather than license its technology and let others make them – may not have been the right one.
Special edition: Vitamins
The first part of this vitamins special edition looks at how increasing government support and ‘industry standard’ fortification programmes, coupled with favourable regulatory shifts, is benefitting the sector.
A daily glass of goji berry juice may help trim waistlines by about 5 cm in two weeks, but does not affect body weight, according to a new pilot study from direct selling company FreeLife.
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) have called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to clarify how the adverse event reporting (AER) system is working.