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The healthy image of soyfoods is set to lift sales in Europe even higher in coming years, with growth in soya-based alternatives to dairy and meat products expected to enter double digits from 2003 - 2005, according to a pan-European study on the soy...
Acatris, the health ingredients company of the Royal Schouten Group, has sold the assets and the business of its brewery division to English firm Lupofresh.
More than half the women participating in a trial in New Zealand stopped taking HRT after last year's Women's Health study, report researchers this week. Are natural supplements filling the gap?
US natural and organic food company the Hain Celestial Group this week announced the launch of Carb Fit, its new natural low-carbohydrate food brand, containing no trans-fats, hydrogenated oils or taste- and stability-enhancing chemicals.
The herbal extract aloe vera, more commonly used in cosmetics, is increasingly being added to foods, with the latest innovation from German dairy company Onken in the form of an aloe vera-enriched low-fat yoghurt.
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand is proposing to retain the ban on adding kava to foods, but not dietary supplements regulated under New Zealand regulations, and to keep the labelling statements related to public health.