BASF sets up HQ for nutrition and health division
BASF is to shift 150 employees to the new HQ of its nutrition and health division in Lampertheim, Germany from 2011.
Archives for October 4, 2010
Health Canada review supports calcium supplement safety
There is no “conclusive association between calcium supplementation and cardiovascular risks”, says a review of the recent meta-analysis from the British Medical Journal, according to a new review by Health Canada.
First shared-use supplement production facility to open in NC
A 600-square-foot production facility is to open in North Carolina, allowing entrepreneurs to produce medicinal herbs and dietary supplements in the first shared use facility of its kind in the US.
Beauty from Within 2010 conference is Monday
The Beauty from Within conference, brought to you by CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com and NutraIngredients.com, is only a week away and will uncover how you can get the most out of this emerging sector.
Bisphenol A on the brink?
To BPA or not to BPA? While the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) backed the continued use of bisphenol A last week, the real question is whether the verdict was a full-blown reprieve for the controversial chemical or merely a stay of execution.
Danone develops framework for optimizing probiotic-based functional foods
Mapping how the gut microbiota respond to probiotic strains may help produce a framework for “evaluating and optimizing probiotic-based functional foods”, say researchers from Danone and Harvard.
Regulations preventing functional meat advance?
The R&D of fortified and functional meats is gaining pace, but current regulations as to what meat is may be holding back further progress.