Pine bark extract shows brain health benefits: Study
Daily supplements of a French maritime pine bark extract may enhance mental performance, according to a new study with Italian university students.
Archives for December 7, 2011
Low vitamin D status may be associated with diabetes development
Obese children with low levels of vitamin D may be at higher risks of developing risk factors associated with diabetes such as insulin resistance, according to new research.
EFSA health claim opinions
EFSA rejects glucosamine, coffee, diacylglycerol (DAG) oil health claims
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has sent an ominous warning that recently-submitted health claim dossiers will fare any better than those that have gone before, with three fresh article 13.5 rejections.
Dispatches from FIE 2011
VP on Bio Serae and CNI merger: “It was difficult for the customer to understand who we were”
When French firm Iranex announced in November that it was merging Bio Serae Laboratoires and Colloides Naturels International (CNI) to form Nexira (an anagram of Iranex), some wondered about the wisdom of scrapping two established and recognised brands.