Archives for September 28, 2008

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EFSA rejects Martek omega-3 infant health claim

By Shane Starling

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected a Martek Biosciences Corporation health claim submission relating infant brain and eye development with DHA (omega-3) and ARA (omega-6) consumption.

Plantextrakt hopes to infuse innovative tea demand

By Neil Merrett

A German supplier of natural ingredients hopes to shake its presence in the Irish and UK tea-based beverage markets through a new distribution partnership in both countries.

ANH ups the fight for food law fairness

By staff reporter

Pan-European law reform group, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), is taking part in an international emergency task force to fight the battle for more equitable food regulations.

What to do when safety studies smell a rat

Using animals, and specifically rats, to build the science behind ingredients is vital, but dismissing conflicting studies just because a rat is not a human is not acceptable.