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The European Commission has conditionally cleared DSM's acquisition of Roche Vitamins and Fine Chemicals, it said yesterday. The deal, likely to be completed in the third quarter 2003, will cost DSM €1,750 million.
Degussa BioActives creates new logos for two key supplement products in a bid to increase brand recognition.
Around €17.5 billion is to be poured into food-related research as the European Commission announces initial investment in the first year of the EU 6th Research Framework Programme (FP6).
Executives from global food and drink firms continued talks on their role in global health at a WHO meeting last week. The industry is under increasing pressure to support health in a climate of new regulations, legal actions and consumer demand.
Both the dairy sector and confectionery, considered reasonably mature markets, are finding new ways of adding value to products - the addition of functional ingredients. CLA yoghurts and energy-boosting chocolate bars are among the latest launches.
A green algae supplement has been shown to boost the immune system's response to the flu vaccine in people aged 50-55 years old, although the findings, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, were not consistent across other ages.