News briefs: Glanbia, Fonterra speculation
This week, Glanbia says it expects to offset dairy cost pressures by meeting full year growth, and Fonterra is expected to target expansion in Australia.
Archives for May 13, 2008
Nestle and GE team-up to tackle nutrition-body composition issues
Understanding the associations between body composition, metabolic status, diet and lifestyle habits could be key to the struggle against obesity, and gaining an advantage in formulation.
DuPont, Danisco join forces for non-food ethanol
A new joint venture by DuPont and Danisco aims to develop what could be the first large-scale non-food ethanol production, which could lighten the pressure of biofuels on the food industry.
News focus: Weight loss claims
GSK petition claims weight loss supplements have no science
A petition by drug firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) requesting that weight loss claims be treated as disease claims maintains that there is no credible science to back up weight loss ingredients used in dietary supplements.
Bitter orange standard developed amid safety concerns
A new standard has been published for the weight loss herb bitter orange that will allow interested parties to "develop and test analytical methods for compounds in bitter orange".
Evolutions in the omega-3 market
Adam Kelliher founded the UK omega-3 supplements company Equazen about 10 years ago after giving up a career as a BBC TV journalist. Leaving Equazen, he recently founded fatty acids researcher and developer, Equateq, which is headquartered in Scotland...
Europe finds lycopene safe for foods
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found the carotenoid lycopene to be safe in a number of new applications.
Vitiva improves Inolens 4 for oil stability, colour
Slovenian natural extracts supplier Vitiva is introducing a new version of its Inolens rosemary extract, targeted at increasing the shelf-life and stability of food grade oils and fats.
The importance of science for branded ingredients
Joerg Gruenwald, president of Analyze & Realize, underlines the importance of branded ingredients for Western companies, and why strong science is imperative for global success.