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Ginkgo biloba has no benefits against dementia: Study

Stephen Daniells — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

The herb gingko biloba may not reduce the rate of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study with 3,000 elderly people in the US.

Glanbia expects dairy to hit Irish ingredients performance

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

Glanbia has signaled that its Food Ingredients Ireland business is seeing the effects of the decline in dairy prices from last year, but the overall impact will be offset by the US and nutritionals business.

Symrise citrus showroom opens in North America

Sarah Hills — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

Symrise Flavors has announced the opening of a new citrus center to showcase its products at its North American flavor headquarters in Teterboro, New Jersey.

FDA warns of extortion scam by agency impersonators

Lorraine Heller — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put out a warning that people falsely identifying themselves as agency officials are part of a money extortion scam.

Beverage industry losing word of mouth advertising

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

The US beverage industry does not fully utilise advertising and marketing to drive word of mouth, according to a market research consultancy.

Rising prices harder to swallow in 2009

Sarah Hill — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

Food manufacturers will find it harder to pass on rising costs to consumers next year and, in a shaky economy, competition will remain intense, according to a new report.

BI ups steam sterilization as irradiation alternative

Lorraine Heller — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

Ingredient supplier BI Nutraceuticals has expanded its steam sterilization capacity, which the firm says will allow it to sterilize more than 15,000 metric tons of herbal botanical, spice and food ingredients annually.

‘Smiling Bob’ to be sold for $2.75m

Shane Starling — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals – the Cincinnati-based manufacturer of the herbal, male sexual enhancement product infamously promoted by a character named Smiling Bob – is to be sold.

China and Canada found guilty of citric acid dumping

Shane Starling — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

Ongoing US Department of Commerce investigations have found Chinese and Canadian companies are dumping citric acid and citrate salts into the US.

'Call to action' issued for raising vitamin D levels

Stephen Daniells — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0100

Recommended daily intakes of vitamin D should be raised to 2,000 International Units, says a group of 18 scientists from the University of California.