Archives for February 17, 2005

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Lutein claims at the center of FTC settlement

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled with the seller of a supplement containing lutein over claims that the product could restore vision already lost form age related macular degeneration (AMD) and remove specks, known as 'floaters', from...

Chromium's effect on childhood diabetes to be studied

The first clinical trial into the effects of chromium supplementation in children with type 1 diabetes is now underway at the Childrens' Hospital in Los Angeles, announced Nutrition 21, which is supplying Chromax chromium picolinate for the study.

Feta labelling row reaches European high court

A legal action brought by a northern English cheese producer against the European Commission over the right to use the label feta on its products has finally reached the European Court of Justice - the UK, however, has declined to send an official...

PharmaNutrients takes two steps to boost position

PharmaNutrients has taken further steps to build up its position in the CLA market by filing the first structure-function claims for the body composition benefits of its branded CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) product CLA One.