Almonds, good source of vitamin E
Eating almonds significantly increases vitamin E levels in the plasma and red blood cells and simultaneously lowers cholesterol levels, finds a small study.
Archives for March 11, 2005
Chr Hansen pushes high volume cheese production technology
Chr Hansen plans to use this year's Cheese Industry Conference to showcase the technology that it believes can improve production for high volume manufacturers, Philippa Nuttall reports.
More long-term safety data needed for folic acid fortification, says scientist
The prevalence of neural tube defects in Europe has not declined substantially in the past decade, despite national policies of folic acid supplementation in half the countries, write UK researchers in tomorrow's issue of the BMJ.
Russia bans Czech energy drinks
Russia's consumer protection agency has refused to extend the production licences for a number of energy drink brands produced by the Czech firm Pinelli on the grounds that they could be harmful to consumers' health, reports Angela Drujinina.
Health claims amendment offers industry new opt-out hopes from supplement directive
An amendment to the nutrition and health claims regulation currently being discussed by members of the European parliament could give Britain an opt-out clause to the food supplements directive being enforced across the EU from August this year,...
Australia to assess herbal ingredients and claims
Herbal medicines on the Australian market may need to be reformulated after the government's decision this week to back a wave of expert recommendations to tighten scrutiny of the complementary medicines sector.
Scotland boosting fruit sales to improve public health
The Scottish government is promoting healthy eating through a scheme designed to increase purchasing of fruit and nutritional foods in convenience stores.