Archives for January 21, 2009

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Enzymotec wins Israeli phytosterol patent

Israeli-based lipid specialist, Enzymotec, has been granted a home turf patent for the composition and production of its phytosterol ingredient, Cardiobeat.

EC registers vitamin upper limit concerns

By Shane Starling

The Irish Association of Health Stores (IAHS) has come away from a European Parliament Petitions Committee meeting confident its concerns about appropriate maximum permitted levels (MPLs) for food supplements are being listened to at European Union level.

Herbal medicines should be regulated: UK survey

By Shane Starling

A Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) commissioned survey has found 77 per cent of adults believe botanical medicines should be regulated.