Archives for July 15, 2008

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Valerian receives UK boost with THMPD registration

By  Shane Starling

Botanicals manufacturer Bio-Health is proving smaller companies can cut it in the thrust and tumble of life under the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD), by having a valerian product registered in the UK.

New developments in anti-acrylamide enzymes

By  Jess Halliday

DSM is introducing application-specific versions of its Preventase enzyme; meanwhile, Novozymes is launching Acrylaway in Australia and New Zealand after having received regulatory approval.

EFSA sets new intake level for aluminium in food

By Jane Byrne

Scientists at EFSA have assessed the safety of aluminium in food and established a Tolerable Weekly Intake (TWI) of one milligram of aluminium per kilogram of body weight.