Cranberry's reputed efficacy in fighting urinary tract infections
(UTIs) leads almost one third of parents to give it to their
children, reports Jess Halliday, despite few pediatric
studies, according to research from Brenner...
Cargill's pioneering Life Stage approach to developing and
marketing ingredients shows how the industry can better tune into
consumer demand, writes Anthony Fletcher from New Orleans.
As Chinese producers move in on western markets, the first response
by many established players is to protect and defend their previous
market positions. It's a doomed strategy.
Food companies are not just labeling the trans fats in their
products in compliance with FDA legislation due to come into effect
on January 1 2006, writes Jess Halliday , they are reducing
or eliminating them altogether, as part of...
The AOAC has completed modifications to a proposed analytical
method for co-enzyme Q10 and validation studies are expected to get
underway this summer, reports Jess Halliday.
Taking antioxidant vitamins or other supplements may do little to
slow ageing, say US researchers, calling into question one of the
leading theories that underpins many products in the nutraceutical
industry, writes Dominique Patton.
Galaxy Nutritional Food's full year 2005 results were impacted by
high raw materials costs and bad debt, but the company remains
optimistic that an earnings turnaround is on the cards for 2006,
especially with the divestment...
Israeli firm Fischer Pharmaceuticals has launched a new product for
seniors based on a proprietary blend of the brain health
ingredients phosphatidylserine and the omega-3 fatty acid DHA,
reports Dominique Patton.
French probiotics firm Institut Rosell-Lallemand said it has been
included in a new government initiative to pool research into
cancer prevention and treatment.
A new bill proposing that risk-benefit analysis of dietary
supplements should not be dose dependent would make for a 'bad
law', according to the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA),
and seems to have been predicated...
The court ruling on the European food supplements directive has
resulted in a win-win situation for industry, says one of the
groups that took the Commission to court over the laws, reports
Dominique Patton.
Researchers at UCLA have reported that daily exercise and replacing
the typical high-fat American diet with low-fat, high-fiber foods
may slow the growth of breast cancer cells in postmenopausal women
by as much as 19 percent, writes...
Proposals to put cigarette-style health warnings on soft drinks to
highlight the harmful effects of too many sugary beverages has been
called patronizing by the American Beverage Association, writes
Anthony Fletcher.
Health Canada is warning Canadians against using unauthorized
Ayurvedic medicinal products amid fears that high levels of heavy
metals could present a health risk, reports Jess Halliday.
A new all wholegrain cereal range was launched in the UK last week
by cereal giant Kellogg, targeting the increasing number of
consumers turning towards healthier wholegrain products. Yet a
Mintel analyst says it is unlikely to be...
Biodar's new line of microencapsulated vitamins and minerals for
kids' chewable applications could help improve diets and even save
food makers money, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Supplement company NutraQuest and three other companies are to pay
the state of New Jersey almost $1 million to settle a lawsuit over
misleading advertisements.
Innovative Swedish dairy company Skanemejerier has signed an
agreement to develop immune-boosting products based on an extract
from the shiitake mushroom, reports Dominique Patton.
Getting the right balance of omega-3s and omega-6s in the diet may
ward off much of the bone loss seen with post-menopausal
osteoporosis, say US scientists.
Cornell University is stimulating discussion over women's use of
soy and herbals such as black cohosh, red clover and soy, drawing
attention to a fact sheet published by its Program of Breast Cancer
and Environmental Risk Factors...
The discovery of the anti-cancer mechanism behind certain natural
compounds could present the food industry with exciting new
opportunities, reports Jess Halliday.
The European food supplements directive is valid, decided a
European court ruling today, ending months of uncertainty for much
of the region's supplements industry, and disappointing those
behind a major effort to overturn the...
Genes, known to regulate the body's response to fat intake, appear
to also override any benefit from exercise when it comes to
cholesterol levels, reports Dominique Patton.
The scientific evidence on ephedra is not a closed book, according
to researchers at the University of California, who conducted a
study to determine whether repeated dosing and formulas including
caffeine contribute to the adverse...
Canadian biopharmaceutical company PhytoMedical has entered into an
agreement with Fusion Capital Fund II to raise up to $10 million in
equity financing for its research programs, including
investigations into cinnamon compounds,...
A society that views food as taste-bud entertainment rather than a
basic of well-being was always bound to run into health problems.
But with obesity now afflicting 300m people, and diabetes set to
reach similar numbers within two...
Israeli soy protein supplier Solbar has signed an agreement with
Chicago distributor Ingredients Inc, which will enable the company
to expand its presence in the nutrition industry in the United
States, reports Jess Halliday.
Taking maritime pine bark extract before a long-haul flight could
help travelers reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), say
researchers in a new study into the effects of Pycnogenol
supplementation on leg-swelling.
Specialty chemicals supplier Cognis said on Friday that it had
opened a €20 million facility for increased production of its plant
sterols and CLA, writes Dominique Patton.
UK vitamin distributor Quest is launching what it believes is the
first probiotic that has been scientifically shown to target IBS
symptoms, a condition that affects a third of the UK population at
one time during their lifetime,...
A new laboratory designed to improve the quality of barley and oats
could have major implications for makers of breakfast cereals,
beverages and bakery goods.
Nutri Pharmaceuticals Research (NPRI) is dramatically expanding its
oil-to-powder conversion capacity with the construction of a new
facility in Las Vegas and the search for suitable manufacturing
premises in Europe, reports Jess...
An extract of resveratrol-rich walnuts could offer supplement
makers a new ingredient for tackling the onset of age-related
macular degeneration, writes Dominique Patton.
US chemicals group Celanese said yesterday that it is reviewing
strategic options for the omega-3 business of Nutrinova that could
include selling it off, reports Dominique Patton.
Nutrition 21 is seeking to protect its store of intellectual
property by filing a lawsuit against GNC over its alleged
infringement of three of its chromium picolinate patents,
reports Jess Halliday.
Iron supplements could prevent irreversible brain damage in
thousands of children in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe,
believe UK researchers, who have started investigating the link
between iron deficiency and lead pollution,...
Galaxy Nutritional Foods has entered into two definitive agreements
with Schreiber Foods for the sale of its plant assets and the
outsourcing of its manufacturing operations.
Taking soy protein supplements could help prevent high blood
pressure in people at risk, and lower it in those with early stage
hypertension, said US researchers this week.
Phytosterols and soluble fibers help protect against cardiovascular
disease in a different way from omega-3 fatty acids, according to a
meta-analysis of research into the effects of bioactive ingredients
used in functional foods for...
Regular consumption of soy protein-containing foods and beverages
may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men by as much as 30 per
cent, according to a new meta-analysis.
Advising type-2 diabetes patients to include walnuts in their diet
helps them achieve a dietary fat profile with optimal amounts of
polyunsaturated fatty acids, which helps protect against heart
disease, say researchers in Australia.
Regularly taking copper supplements could lead to excess levels of
the mineral that may impact health, said a US researcher last week,
calling for the current upper safe limit for the mineral to be
lowered, reports Dominique Patton.
Oral contraceptives may prevent young women from attaining optimal
bone mass and increase their chances of developing osteoporosis in
later life. But a new study from Purdue University indicates that
upping dietary calcium may offset...
A probiotic formulation developed by French/Canadian company
Institut Rosell reduced symptoms associated with IBS in tests on a
rat model, writes Dominique Patton.
The fall out over ephedra continues, as Metabolife files for
chapter 11 bankruptcy and Ideasphere swoops in with a $23 million
bid for its assets, reports Jess Halliday.