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Virun is claiming major brand interest in its newly patented technologies that encapsulate nonpolar compounds such as Omega-3 acids, allowing them to dissolve clearly in beverages for the first time.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2012
Soy protein firm Solbar has outlined big plans for growth in several fields, including dietary and sports nutrition following the completion of its acquisition by US-based farmer co-operative CHS in February 2012.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2012
What is the world's biggest carbonated beverage company doing in a European Union satiety research project? Why, collaborating to battle obesity of course…
Nestlé Clinical Development Unit inauguration
Nestlé will centralise the development and management of all of its clinical trials, after the inauguration of its new clinical development unit and metabolic research centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.
EFSA health claim opinions
Hopes that the resubmission of 74 probiotic health dossiers would win a sector-first claim in the EU have been dashed after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) held its earlier line and unanimously rejected them all.
Daily supplements containing folic acid may reduce hardening of the arteries and counter the development of atherosclerosis, suggests a new meta-analysis by Chinese scientists.