The French authorities have moved to settle the controversy over conflicting methodologies for quantifying PAC levels in cranberry extracts, determining that the new BL-DMAC method should be used by all companies using the French health claim.
New R&D labs for Stratum Nutrition will allow the company to expand its product offering to include new technologies, as well as consolidating its existing food and dietary supplements applications.
Betulin, an ingredient found in abundance in birch bark, may have a wide range of metabolic benefits by blocking a pathway important in production of cholesterol and fatty acids, according to new research.
A new product combining probiotics and organic spirulina, claimed to stimulate the growth of Lactobacillus bacteria, will be launched at the Natural Products Expo West trade event in Anaheim, California in March.
DHA and EPA omega-3 supplements may not help overweight individuals lose weight, concludes a new study that contradicts some other research – but cardiovascular benefits look to be valid.
Supplementation with Vitamin D may not benefit stroke patients, suggests new research that also questions a blanket approach to supplementation with the vitamin.
Natural Supplement supplier Drive Total Energy is voluntarily recalling its Passion Coffee Dietary sachets and Rock Hard Extreme capsules after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered undeclared drugs in the products.
Consumers have been warned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to consume Fruta Planta weight loss products after they were found to be contaminated with the dangerous chemical sibutramine.
Retention of green tea extracts in biscuits is improved by a reduction in the pH of the dough, finds new research looking at the stability of different catechins when fortifying baked goods.