Archives for October 22, 2006

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Cargill to focus on heart health in Frankfurt

By  Anthony Fletcher

Cargill plans to use next month's Health Ingredients Europe event to unveil a number of products that food and beverage manufacturers can use in future product launches.

DSM introduces animal-free lycopene beadlet form

By  staff reporter

DSM Nutritional Products is introducing a new formulation of lycopene suitable for the spectrum of specialist diets, giving its customers one ingredient suitable for dietary supplement, food and beverage applications.

Probiotics and health to drive US yogurt market

By  Lorraine Heller

A mature US yogurt market does not mean there is no room for growth, according to a new report, which identifies huge expansion possibilities particularly in the area of probiotic and prebiotic yogurt products.

FDA moves towards cloned meat, milk

By  Lorraine Heller

An FDA risk assessment that is expected to declare meat and milk derived from cloned animals safe for the food supply is currently being reviewed by the government, and is due to be released by the end of the year.

Nutricosmetics targets skin-whitening market

By  Louise Prance

Nutricosmetics is again making innovative inroads, with Israeli company IBR targeting an oral use ingredient designed for skin whitening and brightening process - a market that is huge in Asia and is now gathering pace in Europe.

Resveratrol in red wine could cut colorectal cancer risk

By  staff reporter

Drinking more than three glasses of red wine a week could cut the risk of colorectal cancer by almost 70 per cent, researchers told the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Las Vegas.