Archives for October 28, 2003

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GMOs with a kick

Can the trend for foods with added health benefits turn the tide of consumer cynicism towards genetically modified foodstuffs? US researchers hypothesise that shoppers might just pay a premium for GMOs if they are told of the potential health benefits...

ODS presents best of 2002 supplement research

The Office of Dietary Supplements has released the latest issue of the 'Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research' for the year 2002, featuring several studies on vitamin E supplements and heart disease management,...

Marathon marketing mix

Abbott Laboratories' Ross Products Division - the maker of Ensure nutritional products - is to gain direct acces to millions of New Yorkers next month with the launch of an extensive marketing campaign in the New York metro region to support its...

Infant formula lipid for Korean market

Korean ingredient supplier Nics Corporation is to market a novel lipid developed by Israeli firm Enzymotec to dairy and infant formula makers.

NI makes Forbes top 200 small firms

Park City, Utah-based Nutraceutical International has been selected for the second consecutive year as one of Forbes Magazine's top 200 small companies.

Monsanto oil to cut the trans fat content

Commercially savvy and biotech rich company Monsanto is waging a war on the waist, with impeccable timing. Following hot on the heels of new FDA rules requiring food manufacturers to imminently reveal the amount of trans-fat on food labels, the US...

Hearing puts DSHEA under spotlight

Dietary supplement industry members will today testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in a hearing designed to size up the effectiveness of DSHEA.