Kunpoong Bio of South Korea is turning to Europe as the next major
market for its chitosan oligosaccharide product, the first time it
has ventured outside Asia.
An agreement with Australia's Pan Pharmaceuticals will allow Forbes
Medi-Tech to produce and market its cholesterol-lowering ingredient
Reducol as a dietary supplement for the first time.
Danisco has launched the first of two new probiotic bacteria
cultures - called HOWARU - which it claims can help boost the human
immune system. The culture is the first product to be launched
following the Danish group's acquisition...
Blue Pacific Flavors, the US-based flavour producer, has opened a
new research and development facility which will focus on flavours
for functional beverages, including sports, energy and wellness
drinks.
A new infant formula designed specifically for pre-term infants has
been given the go-ahead by the US Food & Drug Administration.
Enfamil Premature LIPIL is an extension of the Enfamil LIPIL brand
produced by Mead Johnson Nutritionals.
MWW, one of the leading public relations firms in the US, has
unveiled plans to create a new division specialising in PR for the
nutraceutical and dietary supplements industries.
Lifeway Foods of the US has launched a new packaging design for the
non-fat version of its popular probiotic kefir product to coincide
with the Fancy Food Show in New York.
Nutraceutix shareholders vote in favour of changing the company's
name to SCOLR, a name which is said to better reflect the shift
towards drug delivery technology.
Rather than worrying about which scientific study to believe when
it comes to choosing a vitamin or mineral supplement, consumers
should concentrate on finding the balance which is right for them.
Hence the term 'mineralibrium',...
Neotame, a new artificial sweetener from NutraSweet, has been given
the go ahead by the US federal government. The sweetener is said to
be 7,000 to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar.
Positive publicity for the fat-fighting supplement Relora has led
to a sharp increase in sales of the product - so much so that
Relora's manufacturer Next Pharmaceuticals is having to work
overtime to meet demand.
Nascobal, the drug produced by Nastech Pharmaceutical and designed
to treat vitamin B12 deficiency, has been granted approval by the
FDA for use in the treatment of patients suffering from HIV, AIDS,
multiple sclerosis and Crohn's...
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled that the
product called Nico Water is an unapproved drug and that it cannot
therefore be legally marketed as a cure for nicotine addiction or a
dietary supplement.
Natrol, the US-based manufacturer and marketer of dietary
supplements, has appointed Innovative Strategic Solutions (ISS) to
help it improve the marketing of its products via radio and
television.
Accelerade, the sports drink brand produced by PacificHealth
Laboratories, has become the official sponsor of The Hoop Group, an
organisation which runs basketball training camps for would-be
athletes.
The market for soy foods has shown significant growth in recent
years, and there are plenty of oppportunities for further
developments. But companies should be careful that the products
they launch are what the consumer really...
The Hain Celestial group has announced that it is to close its
Celestial Seasonings supplements business and terminate its licence
to produce products under the Weight Watchers brand in order to
concentrate on its more profitable...
Two new supplements designed to promote bone health have been
launched under the Daily Balance brand. The supplements contain
calcium and soy and were formulated by women's health expert Dr
Susan Lark.
Cytodyne Technologies'Xenadrine EFX weight loss nutrition bar has
been awarded a gold medal for excellence and voted America's
best-tasting protein bar by the American Tasting Institute.
Scandinavian food group MD Foods and Germany's Nordzucker sugar
producer have formed a joint venture to begin commercial production
of the sweetener tagatose in the summer of 2003.
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources said it had received
positive results from recent clinical trials of its Neptune Krill
Oil (NKO) product and that it had made an international patent
request for certain applications of the...
Ginkgo biloba and soy isoflavones are among the products which will
help drive up sales of nutraceuticals by 6 per cent a year between
now and 2006, claims a new report.
Naturol has filed a provisional patent application to protect the
process by which it extracts Paclitaxel from Canadian Yew trees for
use in a range of anti-cancer applications.
Roche Vitamins, a unit of the Swiss pharmaceutical group, has
opened a new production facility in South Africa which will
manufacture vitamin premixes for the food industry and help reduce
the levels of malnutrition in many African...
After months of negotiations, Canadian nutraceutical products maker
Forbes Medi-Tech has finally reached an agreement with Swiss group
Novartis Consumer Health over the future of the Reducol
cholesterol-lowering ingredient.
OsteoScreen, a Texas-based bone screening laboratory, has been
awarded a patent for the use of red yeast rice as an ingredient in
its OsteoPure bone-building supplement.
BioTech of the US has introduced a new weight loss supplement
called Norexin which it claims will enable consumers to lose weight
without any unwanted side-effects which may be related to the use
of other slimming products.
Pedro Vieira, marketing manager for Kemin Foods Europe spoke to
NutraIngredients.com about boosting public awareness of the eye
health supplement lutein and making a US public relations campaign
work in Europe.
The Dr Enuf energy drink range has been extended with the addition
of a new herbal variant, Herbal Dr Enuf, a cherry-flavoured drink
containing ginseng and guarana.
Vitamin E produced by Pharmavite under the Nature Made brand has
become the first product to be awarded the DSVP certification mark
by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), an independent quality
control group focusing on the pharmaceutical...
Galaxy Nutritional Foods, the producer of nutritious plant-based
dairy alternatives for the retail and foodservice markets, has
announced a sharp rise in sales of its Veggie brand products via
the Canadian supermarket chain Loblaw.
BASF, the German chemicals group, has formed a joint venture with
US-based Fortitech focusing on the manufacture, marketing and sales
of human nutrition premix products.
Irish ingredients group Kerry has unveiled plans to target the
growing market for soy-based health foods with the creation of a
new subsidiary, Nutriant.
Leading Brands, the Canadian beverage manufacturer and distributor,
has begun shipments of its new "optimised performance
beverage" TREK after an extremely positive reaction from
distributors involved in earlier trials.
