EFSA: Boron-enriched yeast not safe in supplements
The European Food safety Authority (EFSA) says it cannot adjudicate on the safety of boron-enriched yeast in food supplements for want of data.
Archives for May 21, 2009
Swedish partnership debuts probiotic beverage
Probi, a Swedish probiotic specialist and major functional dairy, Skånemejerier, are teaming up to debut a probiotic beverage to complement a probiotic juice, ProViva, they have had on-market since 1994.
Orange juice shelf-life may be extended by natural chitosan
Using chitosan, an emerging ingredient extracted from fungi cell walls, may act as an anti-microbial ingredient for orange juice, and remove the need for pasteurization, says a new study.
Vitamin E tocotrienols' coming of age
Vitamin E tocotrienols are dwarves in a land of tocopherols – the vitamin E giants. But the tocotrienol market is growing. Stephen Daniells talks to Lipid Nutrition’s John Kurstjens, and Carotech’s Sharon Ling, about entry to the market, the benefits of...