A US court last week denied an injunction filed against the FDA by
American Longevity alleging that the "third party literature"
section of the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
(DSHEA) is unconstitutional....
A study showing that chromium picolinate has superior absorption to
other types of chromium could lead supplement manufacturers to
rethink their formulations, reports Jess Halliday.
French plant extracts firm Naturex will continue to invest in
long-term growth this year, with a new office in Singapore to
increase its share of the Asian market and further acquisitions,
reports Dominique Patton.
Cereal makers have a major hold on the heart health foods market
but new ingredients will help other sectors tap into strong
consumer demand for these products, writes Dominique Patton.
A 30 to 35 percent increase in milk prices caused Lifeway Foods'
operating profit to dip more than $0.5 million for full year 2004
on the previous year, despite a 9.7 percent increase in sales of
its probiotic dairy drinks, known...
Forbes Medi-Tech has reported a 23 percent increase in sales for
full year 2004 to C$17.04 million, almost all of which was
generated by its nutraceutical business.
The recent acquisition of custom manufacturer Nutritional
Laboratories (NLI) by private equity firm Red Diamond has sparked
the next stage in development for the eight-year-old custom
manufacturer. Jess Halliday spoke to president...
Australian company Phosphagenics said yesterday that its enhanced
vitamin E product, marketed as Ester E by US firm Zila, cut LDL
cholesterol in mice by up to 40 per cent.
There is currently not enough evidence to suggest that multivitamin
and mineral supplements prevent infections in elderly people,
according to a meta-analysis published on the BMJ website today.
Supplements of conguated linoleic acid (CLA) taken for two years
helped overweight adults keep their body fat mass down, without
having to restrict calories or change exercise habits, shows a
study published today.
A public share offering by Malaysian company Hovid this week will
help its subsidiary Carotech, the supplier of palm-derived vitamin
E products, grow its business.