Ocean Nutrition Canada has developed the technology to add omega-3
to chews without them tasting fishy, and is broadening out its
ingredients-only business model to supply them on a bulk basis.
The UK's poor dietary habits are costing its health service an
annual £6 billion (€8.9bn) - three times as much as the financial
toll from smoking - suggests a new study.
High fat-low carb diets, such as the once-trendy Atkins diet,
appear to negatively impact the heart's energy stores, shows new
research presented in the US this week.
Mandatory serious adverse events reporting for dietary supplements
is inevitable and, so long as there are protections in place, will
be good for the industry, according to the three main associations.
After all the increased safety procedures put in place over the
past decade, one might have been lulled into thinking that
poisonings and deaths from food contamination would be rarer than
before. While it is true that the new regulatory...
The industry appears to be knuckling down to research and
recognising that solid scientific backing is fundamental to a
product's success on the market. Last week's SupplySide West in Las
Vegas was the setting for 22 VendorWorks...
An herbal extract developed by New Chapter suppresses the growth of
prostate cancer cells and induces prostate cancer cells to
self-destruct, according to new research.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week sent warning letters
to 34 website operators making claims that natural alternatives to
hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will prevent or treat diseases
like cancer, heart disease, or osteoporosis.
Omega-3 fatty acids are increasingly common on product labels but
few manufacturers are going through the complex formulation process
of using fish oils to make this claim.
European food safety experts are calling for further safety studies
on the omega-3 rich seed chia, before it can be introduced onto the
European market.
The FDA has delivered its long-awaited decision on health claims
petitions on tomatoes/lycopene, approving only limited claims on
tomatoes and tomato sauce but denying claims for tomato-based
products and dietary supplements.
The dietary supplements industry is likely to see a lot more
product liability lawsuits in the aftermath of ephedra, according
to law firm Banowsky and Levine, and companies need to protect
themselves against litigation.
Plant chemicals in olive oil, rather than the fatty acids, may be
responsible for the good heart health widely observed in
Mediterranean populations, say Spanish researchers.
A standardized olive leaf extract produced by Frutarom lowered
blood pressure in people with mild hypertension, reported the
company's researchers at a conference last month.
With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) poised to release a
risk assessment that is expected to declare food products derived
from cloned animals safe for the food supply, a new study has found
that these products would be...
Natural foods group SunOpta said today that it will distribute
organic acai pulp produced by California-based Sambazon Acai to
food and beverage manufacturers across North America.
California-based Natural Products has agreed to stop making further
false and misleading claims about its weight-loss products, said
the Federal Trade Commission this week.
Merck Médication Familiale, the French subsidiary of Merck Consumer
Healthcare, has introduced its first standalone probiotic
supplement on the French market, following the strong demand for
its multivitamin-probiotic combination.
New raw material supplier TR International is to distribute a
bioavailable form of vitamin B6 made by Shanghai Jiubang, giving
American supplement makers an alternative to the more expensive
product made in Europe.
New York-based Ideasphere said yesterday that it has completed the
acquisition of certain assets of Metabolife International, the
supplement maker famous for its ephedra products.
Rapid weight gain during childhood raises the risk of heart disease
later in life more than an individual's actual body weight at any
particular age, UK researchers have found.
Food companies do not yet face the ethical sourcing equation of the
clothing industry, where brands from Nike to Marks & Spencer
cannot afford a single claim of sweat-shop production. But the
moment is fast approaching for food,...
Blue California has become the exclusive US distributor of a new
line of water-soluble coenzyme Q10 ingredients, which are said to
be more bioavailable than standard forms of the co-enzyme.
Israeli lycopene manufacturer LycoRed will significantly boost its
presence in the US with the acquisition of ingredient supplier
Buckton Scott's US nutrition division.
Detailed images of the gristle, bones and connective tissue used to
make cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets are being used in a UK-wide
poster campaign to increase children's awareness of what is in
their favourite junk foods...
Israeli ingredient company Enzymotec is set to launch its
sterol-based heart health ingredient, CardiaBeat, in the United
States, after it was affirmed as generally recognized as safe
(GRAS) by an expert panel.
Health is a key driver for sales of food bars, which look set for
an annual increase of around 9.9 percent over the next five years,
according to new market research from Packaged Facts.
Resveratrol, a compound found in grapes and red wine, lowers levels
of the amyloid-beta peptides that cause the plaques in the brain
leading to Alzheimer's disease, shows new research.
A nutritional drink distributed to a poor community in Jamaica is
being blamed by residents for an outbreak of food poisoning, that
has resulted in the deaths of three people.
Supplements containing the amino acid tryptophan are expected to be
reintroduced onto the UK market in coming months, following a
change in the law that has banned them for the last 15 years.
Whey protein and isolate manufacturer Protient has been acquired by
ABF Ingredients, a division of Associated British Foods - a move
which will increase the Minnesota company's sales on a global
basis.
Cyanotech slipped into the red in 2Q 2006 as a result of
fluctuating spirulina sales and ongoing issues with the Japanese
aquaculture market; meanwhile astaxanthin picked up some of the
slack.
Ingredients supplier Martin Bauer North America is introducing new
extract of mangosteen peel, standardized to three antioxidant
markers, for use in dietary supplements, drinks, juices and
cosmetics.
A major study into the economics of older Americans taking omega-3
and lutein with zeaxanthin supplements has shown that they may
shave a combined $5.6 billion off health care costs over the next
five years, and help seniors live...
Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), one of the fats in evening primrose oil
and several other plant oils, inhibits action of Her-2/neu, a
cancer gene that is responsible for almost 30 per cent of all
breast cancers, reported US researchers...
UK scientists investigating how aged garlic extract reduces
platelet aggregation say the supplement could significantly reduce
the chances of heart attacks in heart patients.
Fruit and vegetable compounds shown to protect against cancer in
epidemiological studies could be much more powerful if processors
and breeders paid closer attention to their preservation, say Dutch
researchers.
