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28-Jun-2002
Hain Celestial quits supplements business
The Hain Celestial group has announced that it is to close its Celestial Seasonings supplements business and terminate its licence to produce products under the...
Soy food market a land of opportunities - and risks
Marketers keen to enjoy the fruits of the growing demand for soy products risk wasting millions of promotional euros in categories that do not match...
Bone-health supplements from Daily Balance
Two new supplements designed to promote bone health have been launched under the Daily Balance brand. The supplements contain calcium and soy and were formulated...
Forbes to raise cash for future investment
Canadian nutraceutical ingredient maker Forbes Medi-Tech has said that it may issue up to 25 per cent of its outstanding shares over the next year...
Award-winning bars from Cytodyne
Cytodyne Technologies, the US manufacturer of weight loss supplements, said that its Xenadrine EFX weight loss nutrition bar had been awarded a gold medal for...
Tagatose to begin European production next year
Scandinavian food group MD Foods and Germany's Nordzucker sugar producer have formed a joint venture to begin commercial production of the sweetener tagatose in the...
Unlocking the mysteries of Aloe
Aloe vera has been a source for healing since Old Testament times, but very little is known about exactly how it works its wonders. New...
27-Jun-2002
Potassium Iodide pills effective but hard to find, claims ConsumerLab.com
The threat of terrorism in the wake of the 11 September attacks in the US has led to growing fears about what would happen if...
Positive test results for NKO
Canadian firm Neptune Technologies & Bioressources said it had received positive results from recent clinical trials of its Neptune Krill Oil (NKO) product and that...
Ginkgo, soy to drive nutraceuticals market
World demand for nutraceutical chemicals will expand by 6 per cent per year to $8.6 billion (€8.7bn) in 2006 to supply a $155 billion nutritional...
Colon cancer risk cut by dairy products - study
Milk and dairy products have long been promoted as a means of increasing calcium intake and fighting bone diseases such as osteoporosis, but new research...
Naturol files patent for Paclitaxel extraction
Naturol has filed a provisional patent application to protect the process by which it extracts Paclitaxel from Canadian Yew trees for use in a range...
Quality improvements for Burcon proteins
Burcon NutraScience Corporation of Canada has claimed a significant improvement in the quality of its two protein products Supertein and Puratein after implementing a number...
Probiotic bacteria at weaning may help alleviate allergy in infants
Probiotics or 'friendly' bacteria given to babies during weaning may help alleviate the symptoms of eczema, according to research published in the British journal Gut....
26-Jun-2002
Roche Vitamins opens SA plant
Roche Vitamins, a unit of the Swiss pharmaceutical group, has opened a new production facility in South Africa which will manufacture vitamin premixes for the...
Forbes reaches agreement with Novartis
After months of negotiations, Canadian nutraceutical products maker Forbes Medi-Tech has finally reached an agreement with Swiss group Novartis Consumer Health over the future of...
Diabetic products from Hi Tech
The health care products division of the US-based Hi-Tech Pharmacal Company has launched three new products aimed at the diabetic market. Multi-betic is a multivitamin,...
Losses deepen at Burcon, but management remains confident
Losses at Burcon Nutra Sciences, the Canadian company specialising in the extraction of plant proteins for the supplement and nutraceutical markets, has reported losses of...
Vitamin E to fight Alzheimer's
Vitamin E could play a key part in fighting Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study of the effects of various antioxidants. The study, published...
US supplement confidence remains high, despite downturn
The much documented downturn in vitamin and mineral sales in the US, which has adversely affected a number of companies' results, has perhaps not been...
Eating greens can keep offenders on the straight and narrow
Researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK have suggested a novel method of reducing the number of offences committed by young offenders -...
25-Jun-2002
Multivitamins - a simple remedy to promote good health
Simply taking a multivitamin and other key supplements on a daily basis can help promote good health and stave off a wide range of diseases,...
Vitamin D deficiency in black and white
Vitamin D has long been recognised as vital to skeletal health, and the high levels of deficiency among women of childbearing age is a major...
Say nuts to heart disease
Just a handful of nuts, eaten two or more times a week, could be an effective way to cut the risk of heart disease, according...
Canadians warned about BotanicLab herbal products
Seven herbal products produced by the US-based company BotanicLab have been added to the list of dangerous products by Health Canada, the organisation which ensures...
Mixed fortunes on the markets
A private placement of securities worth some US$3.7 million (€3.8m) will help US-based nutraceutical product maker Vital Living to finance the roll out of its...
More choice, better information sought by nutrition-starved Americans
A survey sponsored by the Balance Bar nutritional products brand has revealed that 88 per cent of Americans say they know only a little about...
New patent for OsteoPure
OsteoScreen, a Texas-based bone screening laboratory, has been awarded a patent for the use of red yeast rice as an ingredient in its OsteoPure bone-building...
24-Jun-2002
Smile - oestrogen is good for the teeth
Scientists in the US have discovered a happy side-effect of hormone replacement therapy for post-menopausal women. Oestrogen, when taken in association with calcium and vitamin...
Fish oil supplements withdrawn in UK
The UK Food Standards Agency has published the results of a survey of dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs in 33 branded fish oil supplements bought from...
Missing breakfast is bad for your health
Teenagers who miss breakfast are missing out on a vital intake of vitamins and minerals, according to a recent study in the US. Theresa Nicklas,...
BioCell begins collagen trial
BioCell Technology has begun a new clinical study of its patented Collagen II product in order to assess its effects on the treatment of osteoarthritis....
Weight loss without the jitters?
BioTech of the US has introduced a new weight loss supplement called Norexin which it claims will enable consumers to lose weight without any unwanted...
Taking on the media - can it drive supplement sales?
Earlier this month we published some news on the latest research on lutein. The antioxidant more commonly associated with eye health is apparently also beneficial...
Herbal drink joins energy drink range
The Dr Enuf energy drink range has been extended with the addition of a new herbal variant, Herbal Dr Enuf, a cherry-flavoured drink containing ginseng...
21-Jun-2002
Profitable first order for Neptune's NKO
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources of Canada has said it will reach profitability next year thanks to the first order for its marine oil extracted from...
DSVP certification for Nature Made vitamin E
Vitamin E produced by Pharmavite under the Nature Made brand has become the first product to be awarded the DSVP certification mark by the United...
Canadian bonus for Galaxy's Veggie brand
Galaxy Nutritional Foods, the producer of nutritious plant-based dairy alternatives for the retail and foodservice markets, has announced a sharp rise in sales of its...
Soybeans in beef equal lower cholesterol
Earlier this week we reported on the research claiming that supplementing a fast food diet with antioxidant vitamins could help nullify the potential risks of...
High-carb consumers healthier than expected
Contrary to certain 'fad diets' that promote fewer carbohydrates in favour of more protein and fat, US researchers claim this week that people who consume...
Zila lifts sales and cuts losses in third quarter
Zila, an international provider of healthcare and biotechnology products and services for dental/medical professionals and consumers, said that higher sales in its third quarter had...
Ashbury, SSP form partnership
Ashbury Biologicals, a Canadian company involved in the development of ethical herbal drug products and nutritional supplements, has formed a strategic partnership with Japan's SSP,...
20-Jun-2002
BASF and Fortitech join forces in nutrition market
BASF, the German chemicals group, has formed a joint venture with US-based Fortitech focusing on the manufacture, marketing and sales of human nutrition premix products....
CRN warns on problems of steroid hormone precursors
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) presented a paper at a hearing held last week to discuss the growing use of illegal steroids in sport....
Losses deepen for Cell Tech
Cell Tech International, the US-based company which produces food products made from blue-green algae harvested from Klamath Lake in Oregon, said its losses deepened in...
Croda launches new gelatine product
Croda Healthcare has launched a new range of fish-derived gelatins for pharmaceutical and edible applications. The new product is produced from high quality edible fish...
Cranberry juice touted as alternative to antibiotics in UTI treatment
Cranberry juice could prove to be the next weapon in fighting bacteria, especially those which have become resistant to antibiotics. Researchers from Rutgers University in...
Canadian warning over Chinese medicine
Health Canada has issued a warning concerning the Chinese medicine Bejai Bowyantan, urging consumers not to use it to treat children or infants. The health...
Kerry targets soy health market
Further signs of the burgeoning health trend were evident this week when Irish food ingredients company Kerry introduced its latest division, Nutriant, at the IFT...
19-Jun-2002
Lycopene-rich tomato created by accident
As if in response to the news earlier this month that watermelons contain more lycopene than tomatoes, traditionally seen as one of the best sources...
Extended distribution for flax and soy brands
Zoe Foods, makers of Zoe Flax & Soy products, has reached an agreement with Shaw's Supermarkets in the US which will see Zoe Flax and...
First shipments for TREK performance drink
Leading Brands, the Canadian beverage manufacturer and distributor, has begun shipments of its new "optimised performance beverage" TREK after an extremely positive reaction from distributors...
New name, new products for Gum Tech
Gum Tech, the Utah-based company which produces the Zicam homeopathic cold remedy and other innovative pharmaceutical products, has announced plans to change its name to...
Wessanen, Wild Oats partnership
Wild Oats Markets, the US-based natural and organic foods retailer, has signed a distribution deal with the Dutch food producer Koninklijke Wessanen whose Tree of...
Supplement users at risk from ignorance of tolerable upper limits
Researchers from Canada have discovered that many dietary supplement users are unaware of the tolerable upper limits and as such could be putting themselves at...
European patent for Mannatech glyconutrient blend
Mannatech, the US company which produces nutritional supplements, has received a European patent for it glyconutrient blend. The patent covers 'Compositions of Plant Carbohydrates as...
18-Jun-2002
Supplementing fast food makes it much healthier - study
A series of studies carried out by the University at Buffalo in the US show that while a diet of high-calorie fast food can have...
Solid sales increase for Cognis in a difficult year
Specialty chemicals company Cognis said it had maintained its market position in 2001 despite difficult trading conditions and the sale of the company in November....
Strategic rethink over Omega Protein
Zapata Corporation, the holding company which controls 61 per cent of Omega Protein Corporation, has said it is exploring new ways to enhance the value...
More negotiations for Forbes, Novartis
Forbes Medi-Tech, the Canadian firm which produces products for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries, has extended its negotiations with Novartis, the Swiss drug group, over...
Germany bans kava kava after liver damage fears
Joining other European nations such as France and Switzerland, the German health authorities yesterday announced an immediate ban on the sale of the herbal remedy...
New ad campaign for Pycnogenol
Natural Health Sciences, the US-based producer of nutritional ingredients, has appointed public relations firm MWW to develop a new brand and communications strategy for its...
CLA-enriched milk could soon be a reality
Canadian researchers are working to develop milk that contains higher levels of a 'good fat' that they say could fight cancer and heart disease. Recent...
17-Jun-2002
US government to expand ephedra research
The US has thus far stood firm in its determination not to ban the popular herbal weight loss remedy ephedra despite similar bans in Europe...
BASF to settle with Farmland
Chemical giant BASF Corporation is to pay more than $17 million to Farmland Industries, the bankrupt US farmer-owned co-operative, to settle a vitamin price-fixing lawsuit,...
Whole Living finally reaches profitability
Whole Living, the US-based company which produces and markets nutrition products via its Brain Garden subsidiary, has reached profitability for the first time after a...
Good start to the year for Medifast
Shareholders in Medifast, a US-based soy products manufacturer, were told at the company's AGM last week that the first five months of the year had...
More evidence of benefits of folic acid
Folic acid has been much in the news recently, not least because of the controversy surrounding the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) decision not to...
Competing in the sports industry - Degussa BioActives has its say
Last week's report on the recession-resistant sports nutrition industry will hardly come as a surprise to many of the major supplement manufacturers. In the US...
Metabolife court case proceeds
An alleged attempt by US-based dietary supplement manufacturer Metabolife to prevent scientific experts giving evidence against its weight loss products has been dismissed by a...
14-Jun-2002
Diet linked to oesophageal cancer risk
Keeping a tight rein on what we eat could help ward off the risk of oesophageal cancer, one of the most deadly forms of the...
Hairy roots the key to mass herbal product production
Australian scientists are investigating new ways to mass-produce the active ingredients found in the herbal medicines echinacea, ginseng and gynostemma. Extracts from these plants are...
New olive oil regulations to protect against erroneous claims
As the body of evidence supporting the benefits of olive oil consumption continues to grow, food manufacturers are increasingly keen to produce foods which contain...
Nutrition 21 to target food market
Nutrition 21, the dietary supplement ingredient manufacturer, has announced plans to begin selling its Chromax chromium picolinate ingredient to the functional food and beverage market...
Recession-proof growth in sports and weight loss market
Sales of sports and weight loss supplements will continue to grow at a fast pace over the next few years helped by increased investment in...
Home soymilk maker taps into health trend
The soyfoods market is growing rapidly in the US as the health benefits of the product become more widely known. Soy-based products which were once...
7-Keto expands into weight loss market
Humanetics Corporation, a privately held company focused on the development of proprietary nutritional products, has agreed to license certain patent rights of its flagship product...
13-Jun-2002
Ginger-based product to ease joint pain
A new herbal extract based on ginger and greater galangal has been launched by Enzymatic Therapy, which said the product could help ease join pain....
FDA publishes report on cost of DSHEA implementation
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has responded to a request from the US Congress and drawn up a detailed analysis of the likely...
Fat substitutes - a note of caution from the AHA
Fat substitutes have been in the news a lot in the last few weeks, and rarely has the news been good. Just yesterday Danisco issued...
Praise for 'significant' trial of vitamin E
News that nutritional supplements such as vitamin E may be able to stop prostate cancer before it starts has been praised as "tremendously significant" by...
ConsumerLab.com agreement with The Natural Pharmacist
ConsumerLab.com, the independent tester of health and nutrition products, has signed an agreement with HealthGate Data Corporation, the publisher of The Natural Pharmacist, an electronic...
Fast food in hospitals sends the wrong message
Many leading US hospitals are contracting fast food companies to provide their catering services, a move which sends a mixed message about healthy eating, researchers...
New antioxidants from Nature's Life
US-based supplement manufacturer Nature's Life has said it plans to introduce two new antioxidant formulas this month which it will market under its Full Spectrum...
12-Jun-2002
Animal-free capsules from Scherer
RP Scherer has launched a new animal-free capsule which is based on seaweed and offers an alternative to traditional gelatin-based products. Vegicaps Soft were launched...
Long winters leave Canadians short on vitamin D
The long dark winters in Canada have been blamed for a shortage of vitamin D and consequently a higher risk of diseases such as osteoporosis...
Nutrition bar goes on promotional tour
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare has launched a new nutrition bar and will promote the brand at a series of high-profile concerts and sporting events across the...
Agreements extend Maxisal distribution
Amarillo Biosciences of Texas has signed two new agreements which will see its dietary supplements enter China, Taiwan and Pakistan for the first time. STC...
Soy food venture just the start of Dean Foods expansion programme
Gregg Engles, chairman and chief executive officer of Dean Foods, the biggest US dairy processor, has said he is confident that the recent acquisition of...
New clinical trials by Marshall-Blum
The Herbal Research Clinic, a division of Marshall-Blum, has begun a new round of third party clinical trials covering a wide variety of ingredients and...
11-Jun-2002
New patent for Cyanotech's astaxanthin
Hawaii-based Cyanotech Corporation has been granted a new US patent covering the prevention of sunburn by UV light using natural and synthetic astaxanthin. The patent...
New flavour for Reebok sports drink
Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation has introduced a new flavour to its range of Reebok-branded sports drinks. The blackberry variant joins the natural, berry and citrus...
Lycopene linked to lower prostate cancer risk
A high level of lycopene in the blood serum correlates to a lower risk of prostate cancer, according to new research published in the latest...
Line extensions for nutrition bar
The AdvantEdge Carb Control Nutrition Bar produced by supplement manufacturer EAS has been given two new variants - Chocolate Chip Brownie and Chocolate Peanut Butter....
Jurak preparing for 'explosive' growth
Jurak Corporation World Wide is set to launch a new variant of its range of anti-ageing tonics. The original drink, called JC Tonic, was launched...
University to benefit from vitamin settlement
Bastyr University in the US has benefited from funds relating to the settlement of the vitamin antitrust case in October 2000. The university, based in...
Note of caution over weight loss supplements
Herbal supplements used to lose weight can have an adverse neurological effect, according to a study published in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy...
10-Jun-2002
Green veg helps protect skin from sun damage
Lutein, the antioxidant found in dark green, leafy vegetables, protects the skin against some of the damaging effects of the sun, according to Harvard Medical...
Soyfoods sales see continued growth
Soyfoods are one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry with retail sales growing 16.8 per cent in 2001 to reach US$ 3.2...
India launches mineral supplement programme for babies
Around 100,000 children in India are to receive iron and zinc supplements in a bid to study the effects of the minerals on mortality rates,...
New US distributor for European skincare products
A new company has been set up to distribute natural European skin care products in the United States next year. The company, called EuroPharma, has...
British survey reveals illegal irradiation of food supplements
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed that a wide range of dietary supplements sold in the UK have been irradiated, breaking British food...
Obesity: molecular solutions to a larger problem
Nutritional groups across the Western world are encouraging a fat tax on high-fat foods. The move, although largely unpopular, does however indicate a very real...
Milk protein more effective than St John's Wort
A new supplement based on a milk protein has been introduced on the market to help relieve stress, ease anxiety and alleviate sleep disorders. The...
07-Jun-2002
Leafy green veg halves colon cancer risk
A diet rich in leafy green vegetables can cut the risk of colon cancer by nearly half, according to a study carried out by researchers...
Natural low-microbe garlic hits market
NutraProducts has introduced a range of nutraceutical garlic powder and granule products containing a deodorised garlic which has naturally low APCs (Aerobic Plate Count). The...
Probiotics may help antibiotic side-effects
Probiotics can prevent the diarrhoea symptoms associated with the use of antibiotics, finds a study published in this week's British Medical Journal. Researchers at the...
US nutraceutical co enters European markets
US nutraceutical company Baywood International is to expand into the European markets through an exclusive agreement with Vibrant Life. The agreement with English company Vibrant...
Failure to fortify flour is 'public health malpractice'
The failure of European governments to fortify flour with folic acid has allowed a continuing epidemic of preventable human illness, according to an editorial in...
Sports supplement reseller programme goes nationwide
US nutritional products maker VitaCube Systems is to expand its VitaCube Personal Care Provider reseller programme, an agreement which allows health clubs and fitness services...
Larreacorp receives patent for treatment of viral diseases
US-based Larreacorp has received a US patent for a new plant-based drug with strong anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. The ingredient is derived from the...
06-Jun-2002
Nutritional products boost Martek second quarter
Manufacturer of microalgae products Martek Biosciences has reported revenues of $11.4 million (€12.2m) for the second quarter of 2002, up from $4 million for the...
Vitamin C deficiency linked to preeclampsia
A mild deficiency in vitamin C appears to harm vascular elasticity and function, a key symptom of the pregnancy complication preeclampsia, according to new research...
Women aware of folic acid benefits, yet fail to improve diet
Almost 70 per cent of American women of childbearing age fail to take the B vitamin folic acid every day even though many of them...
Herbal drug to fight HIV
Indian company Bal Pharma has begun a clinical study of an anti-HIV herbal drug developed by an ayurvedic company in Kerala, according to India's Financial...
Basic Research and TNT merge to expand sports nutrition business
Weight-loss and sports nutrition business Basic Research is to merge with Total Nutritional Technologies (TNT), a newcomer in the sports nutrition industry, creating the new...
PLT to distribute GliSODin
PL Thomas (PLT) has received exclusive US distribution rights for GliSODin, the antioxidant manufactured by French company Isocell. Isocell uses a patented process to manufacture...
Naturol patents oil extraction technology
Naturol UK has filed a patent to protect its new technology for separating oils from oil seeds, particularly soybean, canola, sunflower, and cotton seeds. The...
05-Jun-2002
Lack of FDA leader hinders drug industry
President Bush is being put under pressure to find someone to take on the role of head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),...
Prolab, Vitamin World agreement
Prolab Nutrition, a subsidiary of branded dietary supplements maker Natrol, has signed an agreement with Vitamin World to sell its N-Large Weight Gain Powder in...
AHCC renamed for US market
US-based distributor Quality of Life Labs is introducing a new name and look for its health ingredient AHCC under which it will be launched to...
PepsiCo streamlines divisions
PepsiCo has created a new food and beverage division in North America to bring the company's beverages and Quaker Oats products under one umbrella, reports...
Avebe to sell Glucona
Dutch food ingredients and confectionery company CSM is in discussions with starch company Avebe about the possible acquisition of its subsidiary Glucona, reports Dow Jones....
Watermelon beats tomatoes in lycopene stakes
Researchers in the US have found that the watermelon contains more lycopene, the phytochemical associated with reduced prostate cancer risk and lower rates of heart...
04-Jun-2002
Organic oranges more nutritious finds study
Organically-grown oranges contain up to 30 per cent more vitamin C than those grown conventionally, a meeting of the American Chemical Society heard this week....
Burcon raises $3.3m from private units
US research and development company Burcon NutraScience has closed the final tranche of its private placement of 1,800,000 units, raising gross proceeds of $3.33 million...
Drink milk instead of supplements
Yesterday's news on the importance of taking calcium supplements with phosphate has been welcomed by the US National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board as part...
Supplements directive comes under attack
A British consumer organisation, Consumers for Health Choice, has attacked the EU decision to regulate the vitamins and dietary supplements industry by imposing strict controls...
Report shows consumers confused about nutrition
A small minority of the US population accounts for the vast majority of sales in most categories of dietary supplements, according to a recent report....
AFS receives GRAS status for glucarate product
US company Applied Food Sciences (AFS) has achieved GRAS (generally recognised as safe) status for its patented Potassium Hydrogen Glucarate. The company claims that Potassium...
03-Jun-2002
Diet market grows as waistlines expand
The European market for diet foods is likely to grow steadily over the next few years as the population continues to grow heavier and more...
P&G takes Minute Maid to court
Fast moving consumer goods company Procter & Gamble has filed a lawsuit against former partner Coca-Cola to stop the Minute Maid unit from using its...
Calcium supplements should contain phosphorous too, says study
New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition shows that osteoporosis patients should receive their calcium in...
Vitamin C intake corresponds to healthy lungs
New research by British scientists at the Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, shows that vitamin C protects the lungs, and may lower the...
Flavoured milk is valuable calcium source
Children who drink flavoured milk drink more milk and therefore have higher calcium intakes than those who do not, finds a study published in the...
FSA stands by folic acid decision
The chairman of the UK Food Standard's Agency (FSA) has responded to criticism of the agency's decision not to introduce folic acid fortification in a...
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