All news articles for February 2014

Is the omega-3 sector in decline?

Is the omega-3 sector in decline?

By Stephen DANIELLS

Growth in fish oil sales have been described by the CEO of Vitamin Shoppe as ‘softening’, while data from GOED indicates that 12 million users have left the category in the US, so is the omega-3 sector in decline?

Pulses for gluten-free: ‘We are what they need,’ says Best Cooking Pulses

Special edition: Gluten-free

Pulses for gluten-free: ‘We are what they need,’ says Best Cooking Pulses

By Stephen DANIELLS

From ready meals to breakfast bars, lots of pulse flour-based gluten-free products are coming on stream, says Margaret Hughes from Best Cooking Pulses, Inc., with the favorable nutritional profiles and moderate costs gaining traction with manufacturers...

Lycoberries

Nutrativa to be exclusive marketer of Lycoberry

By Maggie Hennessy

Nutrativa Global has partnered with From The Wild to provide the exclusive manufacturing, sales and marketing support for the launch of Lycoberry, a red berry with a high concentration of naturally occurring lycopene.

FDA agrees to new deadlines on FSMA final rules

FDA agrees to new deadlines on FSMA final rules

By Hank Schultz

The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to new deadlines for final rules detailing the implementaiton of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The agreement comes as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by advocacy groups claiming that FDA...

Polysaccharide supplement may boost memory, suggests study

Polysaccharide supplement may boost memory, suggests study

By Hank Schultz

Mannatech, a network marketing company based in Coppell, TX, has announced the results of clinical trial showing memory support benefits for its polysaccharide dietary supplment formulation called Ambrotose. The trial showed improved performance on standard...

Cancer researcher wins ABC's Farnsworth award

Cancer researcher wins ABC's Farnsworth award

By Hank Schultz

Influential figures in the herbal sphere aren’t always involved in what most would term “natural” products.  So it is with Gordon M Cragg, PhD, the latest recepient of a prominent award from the American Botanical Council.

Probiotics, fiber continue to steal market share from GI remedies

Special edition: Pre- and probiotics

Probiotics, fiber continue to steal market share from GI remedies

By Maggie Hennessy

Digestive issues are all too familiar to Americans, as roughly nine out of 10 (86%) say they’ve dealt with some type of gastrointestinal or digestive trouble in the past year, according to a recent study from Mintel. But as many take a more proactive...

Magnesium may protect against hip fractures: Study

Magnesium may protect against hip fractures: Study

By Nathan Gray

Drinking water with a relatively high concentration of magnesium may protect against hip fractures, according to results of a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

What is gut health?  That's the blurry 800-pound gorilla in the room

Special edition: Pre & Probiotics

What is gut health? That's the blurry 800-pound gorilla in the room

By Hank Schultz

In discussing gut health it’s wise to keep in mind the words of the late United States Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart when discussing a 1964 obscenity case.  Pornography, Stewart said, was hard to pin down, but “I know it when I see it.”  So it...

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