Archives for October 9, 2002

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WeightWatchers takes supplement company to court

The weight-loss services provider Weight Watchers International is suing Florida-based supplement company USA Prescriptions for placing unauthorised pop-up ads for diet drugs on the WeightWatchers website.

Industry urged to raise quality of EPA/DHA products

US trade body the Council for Responsible Nutrition said this week that its Omega-3 Working Group has ratified a voluntary monograph intended to raise the bar for the quality of long chain Omega-3 EPA and DHA products marketed in North America, in...

Roche to pay further SF1.2 bn in vitamins case

Reporting sales of SF21.7 billion (€14.8bn) for the first nine months of the year, the Roche group, which has recently sold its vitamins business to DSM, also announced that a further SF1.2 billion would have to be set aside for the vitamins case,...

Shaklee launches hair care range

US health company Shaklee has introduced ProSante, a hair care line with added vitamins and nutrients to revitalise hair.

Ephedra council responds to obesity statistics

The Ephedra Education Council (EEC) has responded to yesterday's news that as many as one third of the US population now suffers from obesity with a statement promoting the safety and efficacy of the dietary supplement ephedra.