The rolling out of third quarter results today continues with a
slip in earnings for US agri-giant Bunge on the back of weaker
profits sorely felt in the agribusiness division.
Utah supplement maker Nature's Sunshine Products saw sales slip in
the nine months to end of September, with poor revenue in the US
offsetting better performance in international markets.
The American government is funding new research into complementary
medicine, in the hope that ancient knowledge from other cultures
may one day also benefit the US public.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists has released
medical guidelines on the clinical use of dietary supplements and
nutraceuticals, to better educate doctors about the risks and
benefits of natural products, it claims.
Experts attending this week's meeting on cancer prevention heard a
number of studies to back green tea's powerful anti-cancer effects
in humans. The tea's active agent, Epigallocatecin-3-gallate, is
already thought...
Pricing pressure hits another ingredients company as leading
Australian yeast supplier Burns Philp sees low margins cutting into
profit for the quarter.
Disappointing figures from flavours company Quest pulled an already
less than dazzling set of third quarter results down further for UK
chemical group ICI hit by a continuing malaise in US and European
sales. National Starch figures...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced dates for
further meetings to provide food companies with information on
complying with the bioterrorism act.
Drug delivery firm Capricorn Pharma has signed a deal with
International Specialty Products giving ISP worldwide marketing
rights to its range of microencapsulated ingredients for
supplement, OTC and oral care applications.
Legislation in Europe to end 'hidden' allergens on food labels
cleared a crucial hurdle last month when the Council and the
European Parliament put a red pen through the '25 per cent' rule,
ushering in the transparent...
Common fruits not only contain a number of vitamins and minerals
that help fight everyday illnesses but could also harbor agents
that can reduce the risk for skin cancer, suggests new research
presented this week at the Frontiers...
Against a current tough market backdrop for ingredients, Danish
company Chr Hansen is facing up to the challenge, with the dairy
culture specialists this week lifting previous profit forecasts for
the year by €4 million on the back...
The substance that gives ginger its flavour appears to inhibit the
growth of human colorectal cancer cells, according to research
presented yesterday at a major meeting of cancer experts in the US.
Dutch ingredients firm DMV International has developed a new
milk-derived peptide aimed at the emerging interest in liver
health. Cysteine Peptide is said to boost levels of glutathione in
the liver which is needed to break down toxic...
Two awards presented at a recent seminar held by the International
Aloe Science Council (IASC) highlighted the work of individuals who
have contributed to the development and promotion of aloe as a
booming health ingredient.
Dutch ingredients firm DMV International has developed a new
milk-derived peptide aimed at liver health, an area attracting
increasing attention from consumers.
Lutein is more bioavailable from eggs than either spinach or
supplements, according to a small trial presented this week, which
also showed no difference in the bioavailability of lutein ester
and free lutein supplements.
Steady growth for the US and European fruit and vegetables extracts
and powders market - currently standing at $960 milion - is pitched
to reach $1,321 million by 2009. But NPD, price and product
awareness will all be necessary to...
Natural foods distributor Tree of Life, a Wessanen subsidiary, has
announced that it is to terminate its primary supplier agreement
with retailer Wild Oats Markets, following mutual disatisfaction
with the current arrangement.
An insidious fuzzy grey mould that often coats refrigerated
strawberries and many other plants during growing and storage could
be prevented by a gene identified at Purdue university in the US.
New York firm Balchem continues to be plagued by its encapsulation
business, which experienced a third quarter of low volumes and weak
prices, offsetting better performance in the feed and specialty
products units.
Park City, Utah-based Nutraceutical International has been selected
for the second consecutive year as one of Forbes Magazine's top 200
small companies.
Dietary supplement industry members will today testify before the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in a
hearing designed to size up the effectiveness of DSHEA.
The Office of Dietary Supplements has released the latest issue of
the 'Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary
Supplement Research' for the year 2002, featuring several studies
on vitamin E supplements and...
Abbott Laboratories' Ross Products Division - the maker of Ensure
nutritional products - is to gain direct acces to millions of New
Yorkers next month with the launch of an extensive marketing
campaign in the New York metro region...
Commercially savvy and biotech rich company Monsanto is waging a
war on the waist, with impeccable timing. Following hot on the
heels of new FDA rules requiring food manufacturers to imminently
reveal the amount of trans-fat on food...
Can the trend for foods with added health benefits turn the tide of
consumer cynicism towards genetically modified foodstuffs? US
researchers hypothesise that shoppers might just pay a premium for
GMOs if they are told of the potential...
Coca-Cola revealed it will launch a new cholesterol-reducing orange
juice under its Minute Maid brand next month. The new product
contains plant sterols, which are gaining growing consumer and
scientific acceptance in a range of functional...
The dietary supplement industry trade associations AHPA, CHPA, CRN,
NNFA, and UNPA have declared their support for legislation
introduced on Thursday that would require steroid hormone
precursors such as androstenedione to be listed...
ADM takes on the contract services of a fermentation improvement
technology company - particularly present in nutraceuticals - to
work on 'opportunities and efficiencies' in the food ingredients
arena.
The market for sugar-free confectionery can only gain pace, keeping
in step with an increased consumer demand for 'guilt-free' products
spurred on by burgeoning rates of obesity and diabetes across the
globe. Suppliers of...
The quickening of genetic mutation rates in bacteria may not only
happen when the microorganisms find themselves in strange and
stressful circumstances. A new study shows that E. coli,
ratchets up its 'adaptive mutation'...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled with yet another
maker of weight loss supplements, charged for using false and
unsubstantiated product claims.
California-based Hauser is to sell its wholly owned subsidiary
Botanicals International Extracts to the Zuellig Group for between
$8.2-$9.2 million as part of its reorganization plan under
bankruptcy protection.
A new microalgae-derived supplement, said to help boost the
effectiveness of the influenza vaccine, could be released onto the
market as early as the beginning of 2004, says its manufacturer
Ocean Nutrition Canada.
Swedish oils and fats company sees profit slip as the weight of
tighter margins, increased competition and a strong Swedish kroner
bears down.The Karlshamns of 2003 has quite evidently been marked
by the loss of one of its largest...
Women who drink regularly may need to increase their folate intake
to prevent a raised risk of chronic disease, report researchers in
a new study, examining the impact of alcohol on women with low
folate levels.
New flavour wins in Latin America went some way to offsetting
weaker customer demand acutely felt in the US, but top line
performance for the third quarter was largely disappointing and the
outlook remains bearish.
The Grocery Manufacturers of America yesterday highlighted three
new initiatives to be launched in support of national efforts to
combat obesity in America at the Food and Drug Administration's
'Obesity Working Group'...
Growth is ahead of schedule for wheat-based ingredients supplier
MGP Ingredients with the Kansas-based company moving expansion of
its textured wheat proteins to phase two as demand for their
speciality ingredients continues to gain...
The number of adults at risk of developing type 2 diabetes is
expected to rise by roughly 20 per cent under new criteria being
laid out next month in Diabetes Care. The revised criteria
should encourage changes to diet and lifestyle...
Raw materials supplier DNP International yesterday announced the
introduction of three important new raw materials, idebenone,
sodium hyaluronate and theobromine, primarily for use in
supplements for cognitive function, anti-aging...
A Los Angeles court has dismissed claims by Muscle Marketing USA
that all forms of creatine powder, including the product made by
Degussa Food Ingredients, are ineffective. The firm had
countersued, following a case first brought...
Fortitech has finalised its acquisition of Ashland Distribution's
premix blending business, allowing it to better serve the West
Coast marketplace and meet rising market demand for premixes.
Stating the obvious perhaps, keeping food safe for consumers is
undeniably a key priority for the food industry and governments
alike. European funds are being injected into understanding the
bacteria that find a home in our food...
Cyvex Nutrition has added a high-ORAC berry blend, for use in
nutritional supplements and functional foods, to its range of
plant-based ingredients. The market is seeing a growing number of
antioxidant products derived from berries.
