GRAS for Roche Omega-3 ingredient
Roche Vitamins has announced that its omega-3 product, ROPUFA '75', has gained GRAS self-affirmation in the United States, allowing it to be used in fortified foods.
Archives for April 22, 2003
Ironing out nutrient deficiencies
A collaboration between US scientists and a Nigerian agriculture agency may have found a way of reducing iron deficiency in western Africa without resorting to more expensive fortification programmes.
Tea shown to fight infection
Drinking tea appears to prime the immune system to fight infection and chronic disease, according to US researchers, who report on both laboratory and in vivo studies this week.
New role for gelatine?
Researchers find that the ingredient gelatine stimulates collagen synthesis in cartilage cells and may be able to treat arthritis, reports gelatine producer DGF STOESS.