German chemicals company Celanese has been unable to find a buyer
for its food ingredients division Nutrinova, according to a report
in the Financial Times Deutschland.
EAS, the nutritional food and supplements maker formally known as
Experimental & Applied Sciences, is up for sale with a price
tag of as much as $400 million, according to the New York Post.
The UK's medicines agency has issued advice to consumers and the
herbal sector about the poor quality of some traditional chinese
medicines on the UK market, advising them to avoid all products not
labeled in English.
Ahead of new rules on the labelling of trans fatty acids in the US
due in 2006, biotech group Monsanto has designed low-linolenic
soybeans that can make a soybean oil for food firms looking to
eliminate trans fats in food formulations.
Green tea polyphenols reduced the severity of liver injury in a new
study on mice. The researchers say the ingredient could be a useful
supplement in the treatment of liver disease.
Scientists from Danish company Chr Hansen say they have developed a
lactic acid bacteria that may lower blood pressure when added to
yoghurt and other foods.
A calcium-rich diet, made up of dairy foods and other fortified
products, does not lead to weight gain in young girls, concludes a
US trial, designed to help remove some of the barriers to higher
intake of the nutrient.
China's massive drive to reduce the damage done by vitamin and
mineral deficiency, particularly to children, is paying rich
dividends for its economy, say children's charity UNICEF and the
Chinese Ministry of Health.
The herbal rosenroot, launched on Norway's supplements market this
year, may be set to rival sales of ginseng in the Nordic markets,
according to the producer Rosenrot.
Cargill Health & Food Technologies has said it will enter the
arachidonic acid (ARA) business through a new joint venture
agreement with Wuhan Alking Bioengineering, the leading ARA
producer in China serving the Chinese infant...
Scientists from DSM Nutritional Products reveal new findings on a
possible mechanism for beta-carotene's action against skin damage
from exposure to sunlight.
A range of new herbal products, based on traditional Arabic
medicine, will reach the European market at the end of the year,
aiming to bring both novelty and increased efficacy to the herbals
marketplace.
A review article suggested earlier this week that the use of citrus
aurantium, or seville orange, as a substitute to ephedra may do
more harm than good to help people lose weight, but voices in the
supplements industry suggest these...
Natural foods group Hain Celestial Group has reported a mixed bag
of results for fiscal 2004, announcing a healthy 17 percent
increase in sales over the year, though net income was down on
2003.
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided
to pursue its investigation into alleged dumping of the
hydrocolloid ingredient purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) after
an initial complaint by Aqualan, a division...
Outsourcing may have helped Fytokem Products, a Canadian producer
of plant-based ingredients, increase its sales from last quarter,
but they were still well down on the same period last year.
Food ingredients sales at Irish dairy firm Glanbia jumped 20 per
cent during the first half and lifted profits 49 per cent higher
than the previous year, reported the company, which is targeting
strong growth for its ingredients business...
First half sales at Aarhus United fell 3 per cent, eroded by price
competition in bulk oils, but improved volumes, particularly in
Mexico, and reduced costs helped it generate solid operating
profits.
The broccoli compound sulphurophane disrupts the growth of breast
cancer cells in later stages, a US team has found. They say their
study reveals for the first time a possible explanation for the
compound's well-known anti-cancer...