UK court hears supplement industry concerns over directive
The UK's high court will hear demands from food supplement campaigners today who want it to review the European directive on food supplements.
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UK looking at ban on Chinese herbal
The UK's medicines regulators issued proposals yesterday to ban the Chinese herbal remedy Qian Bai Biyan Pian, as it contain toxins known to cause serious liver damage.
Vitamin E super-antioxidant
An international team of chemists has developed a new family of antioxidants that are up to 100 times more effective than vitamin E. They say the new chemicals could one day be used in supplements.