Encapsulates company Balchem reported a 30 per cent increase in
sales for 2002 this week, up to $60.2 million. Growth in both its
core units also brought a 45 per cent increase in its net income to
$7.4 million, the Baltimore-based...
California-based Metagenics has introduced a soy-based nutrition
bar under its UltraMeal brand for people with 'altered body
composition', or excess body fat.
Finnish company Teriaka has received GRAS status from the US FDA
for its cholesterol-lowering ingredient Diminicol. The award is
expected to strengthen the firm's position both in the US and other
functional food markets.
Dutch speciality chemicals company DSM continues on its steady path
to growth with the announcement today that operating profit for
2002 reached €383 million, a 14 per cent rise on 2001, thanks in
part to 6 per cent autonomous volume...
The media should 'do the right thing' and stop running ads that
contain obviously deceptive weight loss product claims, Federal
Trade Commission chairman Timothy J. Muris told the Cable Televison
Advertising Bureau in New...
Women who eat a typical 'Western diet', high in red meats, sweets,
fried food and refined grains, have a 50 per cent greater risk of
colon cancer than those who consume less of these foods, according
to a study published...
Despite constant media reports of the growing public health
problems, including an 'obesity epidemic', a new study suggests
many Americans may not even be eating the recommended amount of
fruit and vegetables each day. Why...
The European Parliament yesterday voted with an overwhelming
majority for a permanent ban on the use of the food additive E425,
otherwise known as konjac, in jelly confectionery.
A new receptor for fatty acids has been discovered by a team of
scientists at Lund University in Sweden. Their work shows that fat
acts as a signal to cells in important organs, such as the liver
and heart. The research offers new...
The merger of PepsiCo with compatriot Quaker Oats gave a major
boost to operating profits at the giant snack food and soft drinks
group in 2002 - and the recent reorganisation of the international
business should lead to further gains...
One out of every 133 Americans may have celiac disease, according
to results from one of the largest studies ever on the disease,
found to be much more common in the US than previously thought.
Cutting the number of meals and calorie intake can not only prolong
life span in animals but may also be able to delay the onset of
Huntington's disease, suggest US researchers this week.
Consumer demand for convenience is a major factor behind the growth
of the US snacks sector, but a new report warns the many health
foods manufacturers getting in on the trend that convenience still
beats the desire for better nutrition...
Chromium products maker Nutrition 21 is extending the market for
its Lite Bites Fat Fighting System nutrition bars, with
distribution on a retail test market to begin this week.
Dairy alternatives producer Galaxy Nutritional Foods is still making losses, reporting a loss of $744,437 for the third quarter of 2003, compared to...
UK scientists claim that funding should be provided to back proper
testing of the supplement melatonin, used to relieve jet lag
symptoms, so that it can be widely used by the public.
Eating 100 fewer calories a day could help prevent weight gain in
the average individual, says one team of researchers in this week's
Science, while others argue that fighting the epidemic is
much more difficult : a fight against...
While new product introductions launched on the back of key
nutritional claims continue to decline significantly in the US,
products with 'added value' could lead the way towards success,
writes market analyst Mintel this...
The International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) held last month in
Cologne, Germany, clearly illustrated the key confectionery trends,
write market analysts Euromonitor. Particularly evident, the
dichotomy between fun sugar confectionery...
The international market for flavoured alcoholic beverages has
witnessed strong growth in recent years and despite a predicted dip
the pace is set to continue in coming years, cites a new study from
UK market analysts Canadean.
The chemical cousin of vitamin A is thought to restore production
of a key protein, which has been damaged by cigarettes in the lungs
of former smokers, and protects the cells against lung cancer,
according to new findings published...
Vitamin maker Athena is introducing an effervescent multivitamin
for pregnant women, claimed to be easier to ingest than capsule
vitamins. Called PreOne Prenatal Formula, the product is designed
to raise compliance with the nutritional...
A study carried out on elderly male dogs found that those with
diets high in selenium had less DNA damage in their prostates
compared with dogs on a normal diet, enhancing the view that the
mineral has a protective effect against...
Natural foods supplier the Hain Celestial Group reported a 57 per
cent rise in net income for the second quarter of 2003, and record
revenues of $123 million for the period ended December 31, 2003.
CEO Irwin Simon is confident of...
Responding to recent media reports that bananas may be extinct
within ten years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
has urged producers to promote greater genetic diversity in
commercial bananas.
The Burns Philp - Goodman Fielder saga continues with the news
today that the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has
cleared the hostile bid from Australian ingredients company for
Australia's largest food company.
Researchers in the US have pointed to growing consumption of
'nutrition' bars and functional beverages as a risk to health -
they say these new foods threaten to leave a generation with
permanent damage to oral health and...
An inability to regulate blood sugar levels could be the link to
some of the memory loss that occurs as we age, according to new
findings by US researchers. The study finds an association between
the size of the hippocampus, the part...
Taking ephedra is 200 times more risky than taking many other
commonly used herbs combined, report US researchers who pitted the
reported side effects of the controversial weight-loss supplement
against those of herbs such as gingko...
Glucosamine supplements reduce knee pain in people with cartilage
damage and possibly the degenerative joint disease osteoarthritis,
concludes research in this month's British Journal of Sports
Medicine.
Researchers in the UK have developed a broccoli variety which
contains up to 80 times the amount of glucosinolates, a
cancer-fighting compound, than standard broccoli. A plant which
could be grown for commercial use is currently in...
Demand for plant-derived chemicals in the US is expected to rise by
6.8 per cent annually in coming years, reaching $2.7 billion in
2006. Growth is being spurred by increasing interest in herbal
supplements, finds a new report.
An industry body has sent a letter, signed by a number of
physicians, to the Department of Health and Human Services calling
for the continued sale of ephedra supplements and federal labeling
standards to protect the market for ephedra.
Mead Johnson Nutritionals' Canada unit has introduced the
plant-derived blend of DHA and ARA oils made by Martek Biosciences
to its range of Enfamil infant formulas.
The NNFA has welcomed the FDA's confirmation last week to exclude
health food stores from mandatory registration under the food
safety provisions contained in last year's bioterrorism law.
