Most online advertising of ephedra-containing supplements fails to
meet standards set out by the Federal Trade Commission, report
scientists, with many making misleading statements about their
safety, use and efficacy.
Taking supplements of creatine, a compound found in muscle tissue,
can significantly boost both working memory and general
intelligence, according to researchers in Australia.
Trade associations are urging FDA to revise its proposal for GMPs
to reduce expensive testing in areas where quality is already
controlled, and enforce stronger process controls.
As global warming appears to be taking its toll and with German
farmers alone predicted to lose up to 80 per cent of their crops
due to the Europe-wide heatwave this summer, scientists from the
University of Bonn in Germany claim...
Both Brazil and Argentina continue to increase their production and
export figures this year, reports the American Soybean Association,
news which falls in line with forecasts that South America will
become the world's main soybean...
Thirteen leading nutrition experts have been appointed to the
committee responsible for reviewing the national dietary guidelines
in 2005, and with recent reports from the IoM and WHO, they are
likely to propose some revisions.
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland yesterday said it will
increase its liquid sorbitol capacity by 60 per cent by the end of
2003 in order to meet increased demand.
An agricultural scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
claims to have developed a less fattening variety of watermelon
which still tastes just as sweet.
A team of onion growers in the US claims to have created a new
variety of sweet onion which is not only said to be crisper and
sweeter than any others but also lasts up to eight months.
The National Institutes of Health is investing around $35 million
in a research project on lipids, which could help shed light on
their role in heart disease, arthritis and other majorillnesses.
Increasing consumption of sodas and juices could be causing rickets
associated with calcium deficiency in North American children, as
children drink less nutrient-rich milk, suggest researchers.
Vitamin supplements could help protect children with abnormally
high cholesterol levels from heart attacks in later years,
according to a small study carried out in the US.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin sorting through
industry's comments on its proposal on good manufacturing practices
for dietary supplements. Will it take into account higher than
estimated costs?
Higher sales of all bulk products drove net sales at microalgae
products firm Cyanotech up 19 per cent in the first quarter of
2004, and cut losses at the Hawaii-based company.
