Go

Breaking News on Supplements & Nutrition - North America EU edition

All feeds

Probiotics and prebiotics

Latest news headlines

Products

Suppliers

Demand for nutraceutical ingredients to reach $21.8bn by 2013

12-Nov-2009 - Global demand for nutraceutical ingredients is tipped to reach $21.8bn by 2013, according to a...

Gut microflora and obesity: Study highlights potential for pre-, probiotics

12-Nov-2009 - US researchers have successfully transferred gut bacteria from obese humans to germ-free mice, a breakthrough...

Danisco’s Madison plant expansion underway

09-Nov-2009 - Danisco has started expansion of its cultures plant in Madison, Wisconsin, which it says responds...

'Unique' probiotic and omega-3 combo offers longer shelf life

06-Nov-2009 - A 'unique' combination of a probiotic and omega-3 fish oil offers greater shelf life and...

Gut bacteria link to breast cancer probed

02-Nov-2009 - A research project, funded by the US Department of Defense, is evaluating how microbial imbalances...

Beneo-Orafti offers organic inulin for US market

30-Oct-2009 - Beneo-Orafti has launched a liquid organic fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) called L58, offering companies a prebiotic ingredient...

Grants offered for keen young probiotics researchers

30-Oct-2009 - Companies active in the probiotics field are aiming to expand scientific knowledge of the relationship...

Probiotics to star in new TV documentary series

26-Oct-2009 - Probiotics are to take centre stage in a new series of TV documentaries, the first...

UAS acts against probiotic piracy

14-Oct-2009 - Minnesota-based UAS Laboratories says at least three companies are selling probiotic products that fraudulently claim...

Lallemand puts spotlight on immune-benefits for probiotics

14-Oct-2009 - Immune health from gut health is not too obscure for consumers, but work needs to...

Canada confirms six month probiotic compliance deadline

09-Oct-2009 - Probiotic products on sale in Canada have been given six months to comply with new...

Milk protein may protect premature babies from infection

07-Oct-2009 - Supplements of the milk protein lactoferrin alone or in combination with a probiotic the reduced...

Weight management shifts from ‘food minus’ to ‘food plus’: Euromonitor

02-Oct-2009 - The market for foods and beverages that claim to address weight management is set for...

Probiotics may protect against gum disease: Yakult study

30-Sep-2009 - A daily shot of a probiotic milk drink may reduce inflammation and bleeding in the...

'Sexy' probiotics will bring men to the market

30-Sep-2009 - Men are the next key target area for the growing probiotic market, says a new...

Prebiotics may protect against travellers’ diarrhoea: Study

29-Sep-2009 - Supplements of a prebiotic galactooligosaccharide mixture may reduce the incidence of travellers’ diarrhoea by about...

Weekly comment

The benefits of a probiotic witch hunt

28-Sep-2009 - Get your pitchforks ready! There are evil-doers out there! We’ve been conned: Probiotics don’t work....

General Mills sued over probiotic claims

28-Sep-2009 - The legal firm that mounted the class action against Dannon that resulted in a $35m...

Dannon probiotic claims: 'Ripped' or 'enhanced'?

24-Sep-2009 - Reaction to Dannon’s $35m out-of-court probiotic settlement has been varied – from those accusing the...

Exclusive interview

Inside Yakult's probiotic science culture

24-Sep-2009 - In HG Wells’ The War of the Worlds it is not the almighty weapons of...

Expand probiotics beyond category boundaries, says Euromonitor

23-Sep-2009 - New areas of opportunity in the market for probiotics include formulating products specifically targeting men,...

Analysis: The details of Dannon's probiotic settlement

22-Sep-2009 - Dannon’s out-of-court settlement of the $300m class action mounted against it the beginning of last...

Probiotic-containing apple wedges may offer dairy-free alternatives

21-Sep-2009 - Applying probiotic bacteria to fresh-cut apple wedges may offer an alternative way for a daily...

‘Gut friendly’ pizza – coming to a neighborhood near you

18-Sep-2009 - With probiotic yogurt shots beginning to establish themselves on US grocery store shelves, are consumers...

Probiotic strips offer new delivery potential

16-Sep-2009 - Probiotic firm Ganeden Biotech has launched a novel thin strip technology for the healthy bacteria,...

Sign up for your free newsletter