Archives for January 16, 2013

DAWN report on energy drinks and ER visits: Correlation is not causation, but ‘something is going on here’

A new report on drug-related Emergency Room (ER) visits has raised fresh questions over the safety of energy drinks, but has been criticized by beverage makers for drawing conclusions that are not supported by the data.

Fruit fortified snacks appeal to children, finds study

Fruit powders incorporated into extruded snacks improve the nutritional profile and are well accepted by children in terms of taste and appearance, finds study.

‘We need to address the issue of colours’, says Chr. Hansen CEO

Danish ingredients company Chr. Hansen has reported increased profit and revenue in the first quarter, although lower carmine prices and volumes continued to hit its natural colours division.

“They are prepared to surrender higher potency supplements at the altar of harmonisation."

UK politicians urge against EU-led high-dose supplement reform

UK Liberal Democrat parliamentarian, Dr John Pugh, quipped to NutraIngredients that the letter he and other UK MPs wrote to the UK press today in defence of high-dose food supplements, was not about, “protecting strange Bulgarian recipes of doubtful...