Archives for November 25, 2009

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EU grants second krill novel foods approval

By Shane Starling

Norwegian omega-3 supplier, JFM Sunile AS, has won European Union approval for its krill ingredient under novel foods substantial equivalence rules.

Salt reduction requires regulation, say researchers

By Jess Halliday

Millions of deaths could be prevented each year if individuals consumed 5g less salt per day, concludes a new meta-analysis that calls for top-down regulations in addition to self-regulation by industry.

Supplement weakness dampens Cognis nutrition sales

By Guy Montague-Jones

Cognis has reported a 6.8 per cent decline in nutritional and health product revenue for the first 9 months of 2009 as the European market weakens and supplement sales slump.