Last week's SupplySide West in Las Vegas proved one of the busiest
shows of the year, attracting 5,126 executives from dietary
supplement, food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies.
The FDA has taken action against the president of five nutritional
supplement companies for the use of false disease-related claims
and mislabeling of obesity and erectile disfuction supplements.
US natural and organic food company the Hain Celestial Group this
week announced the launch of Carb Fit, its new natural
low-carbohydrate food brand, containing no trans-fats, hydrogenated
oils or taste- and stability-enhancing chemicals.
Controversial new rules in the US on the labelling of trans fatty
acids (TFAs) on food products continue to meet with opposition from
food manufacturers. On Thursday the National Food Processors
Association - the industry body - voiced...
Better known for its range of tinned soups, Campbell's is set to
introduce Invigor8, a new fortified 100 per cent fruit juice energy
drink, at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
show in Chicago this month.
Australian confectionery ginger giant warns of profit plunge due to
intense pressure from rising dollar, a sharp turnaround from the
previous guidance that profits would rise in 2003.
Marketing firm SourceOne Global Partners is to distribute the HP
Ingredients line of raw materials in North America, including its
flagship product the herb LJ100 Tongkat Ali, said to enhance sexual
performance.
Nutritional products company Natrol has introduced a new
triple-shell beadlet technology, BioBeads, designed to improve
delivery of active probiotics in supplements to the intestinal
tract.
Taiyo International's Suntheanine product may be the only 'pure'
L-theanine ingredient on the US market, as researchers report that
the amino acid, found in green tea and associated with relaxing
effects, may sometimes...
The new owner of Opta Food Ingredients is to sell the company's
45,000 square feet headquarters at a price of $4.85 million, said
Canadian company Stake technology this week.
Embattled Rhodia CEO resigns coinciding with news that further
restructuring drive on the cards for the French food and
pharmaceutical ingredients company to shave off €600m in
divestments.
US companies looking to carve deeper into Europe will be affected
by tough new rules on food allergen labelling due to arrive in
2005. Ambitious biotech company, Eurofins, is hoping to grab a
slice of the market with a multiple screening...
Ingredients firm Acatris has introduced a new product which has the
potential to surpass the rapidly growing sales of its Soylife soy
isoflavones, according to its president.
Japan's Fuji Chemical is aiming to grow sales of its eye health
ingredient astaxanthin to $10-12 million annually, thanks to a new
merger with Swedish firm BioProcess.
Freshly formed Bunge-Dupont soy ingredient joint venture, The Solae
Company, is to plunge into flavors and to work on the taste of soy
protein through a new collaboration with flavor scientists at the
Linguagen corporation.
The SupplySide West show begins today with a packed seminar
schedule delivered by National Institutes of Health researchers,
ahead of the main exhibition opening tomorrow.
The path to growth for health ingredients and supplement suppliers
will be paved with innnovation. A new agreement in the US sees
water specialists Tropical Beverage taking on board the
manufacturing rights for innovative clustered...
Canada and Japan have shaken hands on a new distribution agreement
for green tea polyphenol products in the US and Canada. Canadian
company Origin BioMedicinals has taken on the role of exculsive
distributor for polyphenols from Japanese...
Quality of Life Labs, the sole US distributor of the Kinoko brand
AHCC ingredient, is adding ImmunoComplex, a supplement containing
the mushroom ingredient to help maintain healthy immune function.
Canadian dairy firm Natrel is to launch an omega-3 enriched milk,
designed to contribute to a healthy diet and help in the prevention
of certain illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease.
Metagenics has been awarded a new patent for the specific
combination of nutrients found in its Inflavonoid Intensive Care
product, a natural nutritional supplement claimed to relieve minor
pain and promote healthy joints and muscle...
Food manufacturers who invest in healthier options will see
significant returns as they meet growing demand for health foods,
claimed a report released by Merrill Lynch this week.
Many of the liquid, effervescent and chewable forms of creatine on
the market may be ineffective and of poor quality, suggests recent
tests of a sample of the performance-enhancing products by
ConsumerLab.com.
Chromium picolinate supplier Nutrition 21 has filed for a partial
summary judgment on its suit against InterHealth Nutraceuticals,
which it alleges uses misleading advertising for its chromium
products.
Nutraceutical ingredient supplier Nutratech has filed a patent
infringement lawsuit against Nutrabiotics Research Labs for making
unfounded claims for a generic version of Nutratech's ephedra
alternative Advantra Z Citrus aurantium.
Demand for natural ingredients must be met by ingredients companies
looking to make significant gains in the health arena. German Wild
group has taken up the challenge announcing this week the launch of
a new plant-based colour for...
Although trade talks in Cancun collapsed this month the pressure
remains on the European Union to shake up its heavily subsidised
sugar regime. At a time when the sugar industry continues to
struggle as fears grow over a worldwide...
When Cyclone Hudah struck the island of Madagascar in April 2000
destroying 15 per cent of the world's vanilla crop the news sent
prices rocketing for the peoples favourite ice cream ingredient -
and they still haven't recovered.
Nutraceuticals firm Technical Sourcing said today that it has
acquired exclusive rights to an extensive portfolio of patents for
delivery of Adenosine 5'-Triphosphate (ATP). The deal could see
ATP's launch on the market...
In marked contrast to its North American neighbors, the Canadian
government has helped form a Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA)
designed to help the emerging industry grow and expand into new
markets.
A plant compound, extracted from the bark of an Asian tree, is to
be investigated for its preventive role in prostate cancer, thanks
to a two-year grant from NIH.
In an upbeat joint address at the Council for Responsible
Nutrition's thirtieth annual conference last week, chairman Byron
Johnson and president Annette Dickinson stressed the value of
science for health claims, the need to...
Two of the supplement makers sued by St Louis-based ZeaVision
earlier this year have agreed to settle the patent infringement
claims, said the company, which is still pressing for damages from
another supplement firm and Roche Vitamins.
PacificHealth Laboratories is expanding the test market of its new
product Accelerade Ready-To-Drink, boosted by positive results of a
new study showing the drink enhances performance 36 per cent more
than a regular carbohydrate/electrolyte...
Canola proteins will soon be available to food manufacturers as
Burcon NutraScience finalises its deal with ADM to commercialize
its canola-derived protein isolates.
California-based Next Pharmaceuticals has been issued a patent for
use of magnolia extracts, a key component in the company's
anti-stress ingredient Relora.
Supplement maker Mannatech is launching a new antioxidant product,
said to be more potent than other products, owing to its
patent-pending blend of water- and fat-soluble antioxidants.
California-based Metagenics has introduced Zinlori 75 onto the
market, a natural dietary supplement containing Lonza's PepZin GI
ingredient, designed to enhance the health and function of the
digestive tract.
US oat-based ingredients maker Nurture has seen its concentrated
oat bran OatVantage emerge for the first time in supplement form,
providing a convenient way to help lower cholesterol levels and
reduce heart disease risk, it claims.
Buckton Scott Nutrition has entered into a long-term agreement with
micro-encapsulation specialist BioDar to become the exclusive US
distributor of Biodar's BetaCote 20VB beta carotene.
Natural Products Expo East organisers say last weekend's show broke
all previous attendance records, with an unprecedented diversity
reflecting the changing demographics of natural product fans to
include the mainstream consumer.
The Ghana Cocoa Board (GCB) has secured a US$650 million loan to
purchase cocoa for the 2003/2004 cocoa season. The facility, the
highest in the history of the Board and repayable within a year,
was arranged by four leading banks...
MindFX Science, a manufacturer of herbal formulas claimed to
increase mental agility and performance, has introduced a new form
of energy drink in the form of a shot called MindBlast.
In our first news of the day from the Society for General
Microbiology's meeting in the UK this week, scientists from the
Institute for Animal Health announced progress towards controlling
the deadly E. coli bacterium that causes...
Maker of the low-carb Keto brand foods Life Services Supplements
has filed a string of suits against industry competitors using
trademarks similar to its key brand.
Kraft Foods said today it has named 10 experts to its 'Worldwide
Health & Wellness Advisory Council', first announced in July as
part of the company's much hyped plan to help address the rise in
obesity.
