DSM Nutritional Products' vice president, Nutrition Improvement Program Oswaldo da Costa e Silva explains that the initiative is an integral part of the company's sustainabiltiy vision. Providing products for malnourished people around the world...
Nutrition 21 has reported a slimmed down loss of $0.5 million for the second quarter this year, compared with of $0.7 million in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
The use of dietary supplements by elite athletes is decreasing, says a survey from Finland that proposed purity concerns may be contributing to the decline.
In the first part of our special focus on heart health, NutraIngredients examines the science behind the potential health benefits of a new wave of ingredients, from blood pressure lowering peptides from dairy, to flavanols from cocoa.
Missouri-based Stratum Nutrition has gained self-certified Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) after performing a safety, toxicology and usage review of its chitin-glucan fiber heart health and weight management ingredient.
The US Supreme Court has denied Creative Compounds’ Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the protracted battle with Sabinsa Corporation’s over trademark infringement of Sabinsa’s ForsLean.
Research in mice has suggested the mechanisms that enable dietary omega-3 fatty acids to help prevent retinopathy, a common eye disease that can lead to blindness in premature babies and diabetics.
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has backed brain claims for a dietary supplement based on studies focused on Alzheimer’s disease.
The main source of antioxidants in coffee is not the uncooked green beans, but can be traced to “valuable compounds” in the roasting process, according to a new study.
Danisco’s executive board and members of its board of directors have accepted DuPont’s offer of DKK 665 per share, corresponding to 28,056 shares with a total value of DKK 18.7m, Danisco said on Wednesday.
“You gotta do what you gotta do,” an exhausted Cathy Keys told NutraIngredients-USA today after spending the best part of two months completely renovating her family-run online supplements business, NutriHerb.net, after receiving an FDA warning letter...
Studies showing the benefits of immune boosting ingredients in marathon runners and soccer players can help show the less serious athlete how to balance the immune system, says Biothera's VP of R&D.
Omega-3-rich krill oil may combat metabolic symptoms including raised fat levels in the heart and liver in obese individuals, says a new study partly supported by Aker Biomarine.
For the third year in a row, South California’s Robinson Pharma Inc. has received confirmation of compliance with the STR RQP standard of manufacturing.
Vitamin Angels has distributed over 345,000 zinc tablets, used in diarrhea treatment for children, to two Millennium Villages in Kenya. The tablets were donated by the American health company Novus, parent company of Stratum Nutrition.
Driven by an aging time-poor population and a greater appreciation of the role that nutrition plays in beauty, the global market for ready-to-drink beauty drinks reached a value of €1.1bn ($925mn) in 2010, with a 2.9 per cent increase in volume to 144mn...
Industry is singing the praises of a “pragmatic” National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) five-year plan that it says has responded to its concerns, along with those of consumers and academics, about CAM science and its translation...
Daily supplements of astaxanthin – the pigment that gives salmon its pink color – may reduce the abnormal accumulation of compounds associated with dementia, says a new study from Japan.
High blood levels of vitamin D are associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new meta-analysis of observational studies from an international team of researchers.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and San Francisco-based Optivia Biotechnology have signed a collaboration agreement to assess the effect of dietary supplements on key drug transporters.
The bioavailability of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) omega-3 may be boosted by delivering them in a solid emulsified gel, according to new research.
The new dietary guidelines give the food industry the clearest map yet of what is necessary for a healthy diet – but no one is fooled by assertions that industry is already in line.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has laid down its third five-year plan, with a heavy emphasis on developing and promoting “promising” CAM science.
Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc. has filed a patent for a mushroom-phytonutrient formulation for the prevention and control of inflammation and oxidative stress associated with a variety of conditions, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Daily supplements of a blend of the bacterial strains Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 (Probio-Tec AB-25) was no better than placebo for maintaining remission of ulcerative colitis.
A consumer class action lawsuit has been filed against Ferrero USA in a San Diego federal court, accusing it of falsely portraying Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread as part of a nutritious breakfast for children.
The disconnect between a traditional understanding of energy, such as endurance, and the rise of energy drinks, is raising questions as to how we measure energy, says the CEO of CRO.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is likely to aggressively pursue immunity claims being made by Coca-Cola Vitaminwater after it was called on to investigate them by the Washington DC-based National Consumers League (NCL) this week, a food law attorney...
Six months of cranberry juice consumption was associated with lower recurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), but so was placebo consumption, according to new data.
Nestlé Health Science, the division the food giant created in September last year to research and develop medical and functional foods, has bought UK medical foods start-up CM&D Pharma Limited, with more acquisitions – both small and large – set to...
DSM’s MixMe, a multi-micronutrient powder, may improve the nutritional status of populations whose diet is severely limited, according to a new clinical study.
Failing to follow manufacturing records, inappropriate batch production records and poor packaging and label control have been cited by the FDA in a recent post GMP inspection warning letter to a Montana manufacturer.
Personalized nutrition – seen by many as the future of nutrition – may take a step closer as scientists apply the metabolomics approach to identify individual metabolic ‘types’.
Ocean Spray will change its auction policies to add certainty to opening prices the cranberry leader said after closing its latest cranberry concentrate auction that saw prices rise 17 percent over three selling periods.
Dietary inorganic nitrates, as found in green leafy vegetables and beetroot juice, may enhance muscle endurance by boosting mitochondrial efficiency, according to new research.
California supplement manufacturer Irwin Naturals has agreed to pay $2.65 million over alleged misleading advertisements and a failure to label lead is in its products.
A galactomannan-rich extract from fenugreek may be a safe alternative to pharmaceutical acid-reflux and heartburn medications, suggests a new study from Frutarom.
The US dietary supplements industry has welcomed the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans which demonstrated a thawing in attitude toward supplements use from a Guidelines committee that has previously baulked at recommending them.
