PLT to distribute GliSODin
PL Thomas (PLT) gets exclusive US distribution rights for GliSODin, the antioxidant manufactured by French company Isocell.
Archives for June 5, 2002
Basic Research and TNT merge to expand sports nutrition business
Weight-loss and sports nutrition business Basic Research is to merge with Total Nutritional Technologies (TNT), a newcomer in the sports nutrition industry, creating the new business Basic Research Sports.
Vitamin C deficiency linked to preeclampsia
Even a mild deficiency in vitamin C appears to make the pregnancy complication preeclampsia more likely, according to new research presented this week.
Nutritional products boost Martek second quarter
Manufacturer of microalgae products Martek Biosciences has reported revenues of $11.4 million (€12.2m) for the second quarter of 2002, a three-fold increase since the same period of 2001. The results were attributed to strong sales of nutritional...
Naturol patents oil extraction technology
Naturol UK has filed a patent to protect its new technology for separating oils from oil seeds, particularly soybean, canola, sunflower, and cotton seeds. The process should boost profits for producers of oilseed crops.
Women aware of folic acid benefits, yet fail to improve diet
Almost 70 per cent of American women of childbearing age fail to take the B vitamin folic acid every day even though many of them are aware it helps prevent birth defects, according to the latest survey by the March of Dimes organisation.