Making gains with new findings on formulation
UK-based research firm Leatherhead Food is launching a series of projects that will provide companies with new opportunities for product innovation, including for the functional food market.
Archives for November 18, 2003
Suspense builds for FiE awards
A whole soybean extract and a formula to boost applications for phytosterols are among the healthy innovations up for awards at Food Ingredients Europe, opening in Frankfurt, Germany today. The show is set to attract up to 12,000 food and drink...
Linguagen gets backing from ingredient heavyweights
Health food manufacturers look set to gain significant advantages from ground-breaking new technology by a private US biotech firm. Three leading ingredients companies have been quick off the mark to invest in the research.
Omega-3 linked to reduced Alzheimer's risk, again
Boosting levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the blood and eating about three fish meals each week can almost halve the risk of Alzheimer's disease in elderly men and women, reported researchers in the US last week, confirming previous results...
New recall for Australia
Australia's TGA, soon to be given new powers to regulate dietary supplements after a recent government report, last week ordered a recall of Vital brand Vitamin B complex capsules, after the manufacturer alerted it to problems with the folate content.