Doctors in the US have raised recommended levels of vitamin D for
infants because they say exposure to sunlight, which generates
production of the vitamin in the skin, is no longer a safe way to
prevent deficiency in children.
Demand for cosmeceutical products in the US is expected to increase
8.5 per cent per year to $5.1 billion in 2007, propelled by a
stream of new and advanced age-defying product introductions,
suggests a new report.
The death of three hunters from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is likely
to heighten fears that people in North America are contracting a
new form of the fatal brain disorder from deer, reports the New
Scientist.
Soy ingredients company Solbar Industries is to launch soy isolates
in September this year as part of its strategy to offer a full
range of soy proteins.
Ingredients company Solae, the result of a joint venture by US
soybean giant Bunge and ingredients company DuPont Protein
Technologies, celebrates its official launch this week, and sets
out to reach its sales goal of $800million...
Canadian beverage company Leading Brands has entered into license
agreements to introduce two new energy drinks to the US. It is also
to develop a nutritional drink over coming months.
Swiss group Lonza says it has settled the patent and trademark
infringement action against raw materials supplier DNP
International in the District Court for California.
International scientists, gathering to discuss the growing body of
research on lycopene at a US conference this week, revealed a new
study suggesting the antioxidant may help male infertility.
Israeli researchers claim to have significantly improved peanut
yields through the use of the plant hormone ethylene. Regulating
the flowering of the peanut plant reportedly resulted in a
four-fold increase in the yield of large peanut...
Ocean Spray, the US cranberry grower co-operative and juicemaker,
announced this week that it has axed 58 corporate-level jobs in a
bid to streamline the company and help it restore profitability for
its growers-owners.
Food safety is in the limelight this week with the United Nation's
Food and Agriculture Organisation advocating a new approach to
ensure that the food we eat is free from food-borne hazards.
Simple folic acid-iron supplements taken during pregnancy may be
more effective than multiple vitamins in reducing the risk of low
birth weight babies, according to a US study.
Colorado-based Aloecorp, a supplier of Aloe vera raw materials, has
formed a partnership with Brown Chemical Company, a distributor of
raw material ingredients to the cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and
pharmaceutical industries.
