From Europe - Daily at 11.00 GMT - Friday 05 September 2008
Energy drinks jump on ‘health bandwagon’
The energy drinks market is embracing natural ingredients and “sustainable, longer lasting energy” according to a new international report from Business Insights.
News focus: Omega-3Markets: Who is buying omega-3 - and in what formNutraIngredients examines the omega-3 marketplace in the final instalment of a series that has scanned the scientific, regulatory and supply issues surrounding an ingredient that would appear to have everything. |
Low GI pasta with banana flour, scientists reportA resistant starch-rich powder from banana powder could boost the nutritional content of pasta, report researchers from Spain and Mexico. |
Cleaning up the supplements industry: Call for commentsAt the end of last month, the founder of a US supplements company received the most severe punishment yet to be handed out for fraud in the industry: a 25-year jail sentence. NutraIngredients is calling for comments on this historic decision. |
Vitamin B deficiency causes cognitive impairment in mice: studyAmerican researchers have found a diet deficient in vitamin B can cause cognitive dysfunction and significantly reduce learning capacity. |
Today's headlines across the Food industry
Kraft calls for biofuels policy overhaulThe biofuels policy in the US is resulting in soaring global food prices, along with unprecedented high... |
Canadian government backs spinach-based cosmeticsPureCell Technologies says it has secured a CAD2.9m in Canadian government funding to help develop an... |
Survey finds food groups pledging to keep out clonesWhile European and US risk assessors play down safety concerns over using food sourced from cloned animals,... |
Chinese aspartame firm makes UK moveSinoSweet is stepping up its activities in the UK this month with the opening of a new... |
Previous headlines
Sedge extracts may be natural additives for foodExtracts from sedge plants (Carex distachya) are rich in antioxidants... |
Pectin coulis launch targets fruit-dairy innovationA new pectin-based coulis formulation designed for use in dairy... |
Vitiva launches new rosemary extractSlovenian herbal specialist, Vitiva, has debuted a high-concentrate rosemary... |
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Stevia is photo-stable in beverages, says Coca-ColaStevia, the natural sweetener causing a whirlwind of interest around... |
Folate may protect colon from DNA damage: studyLow levels of dietary folate may increase the risk of... |
EU regulations attract global attentionImperfect as they may be, the European Union’s regulatory... |
News focus: Omega-3Regulation: Omega-3 ready for RDIs and further health claimsRegulations governing the omega-3 market vary greatly between regions... |
Fonterra concentrates on Asian calcium marketNew Zealand dairy and dairy ingredients giant, Fonterra, has... |
Industry decries too complex labelling proposalThe proposed regulation on food labelling is too complicated, makes... |
