Big Tobacco eyes caffeine growth with oral strips
The launch of oral caffeine strip Reon sees cigarette-making giant Imperial Tobacco diversifying its market attentions and targeting on-the-go urban professionals.
Archives for January 28, 2015
Food Vision 2015 programme unveiled
The Food Vision 2015 programme centres on the theme of responsible innovation, and includes parallel sessions on food and nutrition for the first time.
Probiota 2015, February 3-5, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
6 days to go! Probiota 2015 unveils game-changing innovation in pre- & probiotics
Probiota 2015 in Amsterdam is less than a week a way - a rare place where business leaders and leading researchers gather to transfer knowledge and innovation in the dynamic field of prebiotics and probiotics.
Astaxanthin may extend endurance by boosting mitochondrial action: Study
The pinkish-orange carotenoid astaxanthin – one of the hottest ingredients in dietary supplements – may enhance endurance and slow fatigue by boosting mitochondria antioxidant defenses, says a new study from Brazil.
Pollinator declines may put millions at risk of malnutrition
More than half the people in developing countries could become newly at risk for malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals like bees continue to decline, research has found.
Australia
Researchers ‘astounded’ by results of probiotic peanut allergy study
A probiotic could hold the key to treating peanut allergies in children, researchers in Melbourne have found.
SATIN: EU satiety project opens doors, starts study, seeks health claims
The €6m EU-backed SATIN satiety project has thrown open the doors to new commercial partners to join the likes of Coca-Cola, Naturex and Cargill in trying to achieve one of its primary goals – on-shelf satiety products with EU-backed health claims.