China offers good prospects despite tangled health food regulations
China’s health food and supplements niches need filling, even if the current regulatory environment continues to put off some key international players.
Archives for August 24, 2014
UK group warns of supplement lobbying toward new MEPs
UK supplements group, Consumers for Health Choice (CHC), is targeting newly elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in a campaign to raise awareness around still-up-for-grabs maximum permitted limits (MPLs) for vitamins and minerals in food...
Antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice may aid blood sugar management for diabetics: Human data
Daily consumption of pomegranate juice may help control blood sugar levels in type-2 diabetics, as well as improving the function of beta cells in the pancreas, say data from a human trial.
UK malnutrition on the rise, report finds
BBC findings suggest malnutrition is on the rise in the UK; a trend that could be due to insufficient education about balanced diet and hefty price tags on healthy food, Canadean says.
Holland & Barrett 'qualified to advise' on nutrition? Yes says regulator after challenge
UK supplements and health food retailer Holland & Barrett (H&B) has had its staff training programmes vindicated after a customer challenged whether in-store workers were "Qualified to advise".