Distribution agreement signed for Banaba leaf extract
OptiPure and Japanese corporation Use Techno have signed a distribution and marketing agreement for GlucoTrim Banaba leaf extract.
Archives for March 15, 2005
Carotenoid combo reduces damage to cells, may fight disease
Doses of carotenoids easily gained from the diet have a significant effect on reducing oxidative damage, said researchers at a nutrition conference in Paris earlier this month.
Finzelberg gets first GMP cert for plant actives
German firm Finzelberg is the first plant extracts producer to gain GMP certification under new European rules for active agents in pharmaceuticals, it said this week.
Lower vitamin C prices swell margins at Zila
Low vitamin C prices are boosting margins at Phoenix firm Zila, which generates three quarters of its turnover from enhanced forms of vitamin C and E, reports Dominique Patton.
Antioxidant levels key to prostate cancer risk in some men
Greater levels of selenium, vitamin E and the tomato carotenoid lycopene have been shown to reduce prostate cancer in one out of every four Caucasian males, or those who inherit a specific genetic variation that is particularly sensitive to oxidative...
UK body backs health claim for omega-3s
Fish oil supplements and foods fortified with marine-source omega-3 fats on the UK market have gained the scientific go-ahead to promote the heart health benefits of their products.