A nutritional drink distributed to a poor community in Jamaica is
being blamed by residents for an outbreak of food poisoning, that
has resulted in the deaths of three people.
Whey protein and isolate manufacturer Protient has been acquired by
ABF Ingredients, a division of Associated British Foods - a move
which will increase the Minnesota company's sales on a global
basis.
Sports drinks, juice and bottled water spearheaded a set of
encouraging third quarter results from Coca-Cola as
health-conscious consumers force a realignment at the major soft
drinks players.
Innovative food products that improve health are at the centre of
DSM's strategy for the next five years, and extra resources
allocated to R&D, small acquisitions and licensing new
technology should result in a greater number...
A new law that bans Californian high school athletes from using
ephedra, DHEA or bitter orange was signed by governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger on Friday, raising industry fears that it could harm
the reputation of all supplements.
Energy drinks push their way to the front of PepsiCo's portfolio as
the Gatorade brand drives forward third quarter sales alongside
more growth from diet and non-carbonated drinks, leaving fizzy cola
festering on the shelf.
The reputation of the entire dietary supplements industry is at
risk if athletes who seek to explain failed steroid tests on the
grounds that they must have ingested contamination dietary
supplements do not name the offending products,...
Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis is once again putting its
health food and sports nutrition products up for sale, according to
a report today in French business magazine Challenges.
The cost-effective benefits and research standards set to become
international has added to the attraction of outsourcing R&D to
India and China - two developing nations that are set to ease the
ever-increasing cost pressures,...
Food and drink makers developing functional, ready to drink and
instant formulas could gain from European Commission approval for
the slow-release carbohydrate isomaltulose supplied by German firm
Palatinit.
People following advice to cut calories and increase physical
activity to lose weight will see greater benefits if their diet is
rich in protein, reveals a new study.
Energy drinks will account for £1 of every £5 spent by Britons on
soft drinks this year, according to a new survey by Mintel that
reveals the phenomenal growth of this sector.
Better-tasting and convenient performance foods are attracting
growing numbers of Europeans, many of whom are not sports
professionals, reveals a new report.
Caffeine increased the cyclists' absorption of carbohydrates from a
sports drink in new UK research, writes Dominique Patton,
offering a new area of innovation for manufacturers of sports
products.
US-based Weider Nutrition has sold Haleko, Europe's biggest sports
nutrition business, to Croatian holding company Atlantic Grupa for
around $15 million (€12.3m), the firm said on Friday, reports
Dominique Patton.
Candy is not normally considered to be a useful source of
nutrition, writes Jess Halliday, but the Jelly Belly Candy
Company is hoping to change that with the introduction of its
Sports Beans, which it says are formulated to boost...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to consider putting caffeine
tablets back on the banned substance list after several Australian
athletes, including the national rugby union captain, George
Gregan, admitted to taking them.
Manufacturers of sports nutrition products will have to clean up or
face the consequences of increased scrutiny from Europe, which this
week called for further action against doping.
Russia's consumer protection agency has refused to extend the
production licences for a number of energy drink brands produced by
the Czech firm Pinelli on the grounds that they could be harmful to
consumers' health, reports...
Dynamic Health Products has announced its intention to purchase
sports nutrition and performance drink distributor Dynamic
Marketing, Inc (DMI) - the company's third strategic acquisition in
five months.
Food-to-detergents group Unilever is selling its Dextro Energy unit
to Germany's Zertus Group, the companies said on Wednesday, without
disclosing the price.
Proliant Health Ingredients is launching a new protein source that
it says will boost the effects of other forms of protein in
post-workout and meal replacement products.
The Grain Foods Foundation has launched a multi-million dollar
campaign to educate consumers in New York and Washington, DC on the
nutritional benefits of bread and other grain products.
German firm Palatinit has applied for regulatory approval to launch
its slow energy release carbohydrate, isomaltulose, on the European
market, writes Lindsey Partos.
DSM's PeptoPro took the gold award at Health Ingredients Europe
yesterday, with a French produced fat-binding extract Neopuntia
coming in second. The bronze award was given to Ingredia for its
stress relieving peptide Lactium.
Almost half of the products sold in a survey of Finnish gyms did
not comply with food regulations, with many containing levels of
nutrients not correctly labelled, reports the country's food
agency.
Richard Lamb, co-founder of the well-known Balance Bar, has come
out of retirement to help launch an antioxidant health drink that
claims to reduce fatigue and boost overall performance by fighting
free radicals in the body.
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