Nano rerun: EFSA examines silver hydrosol in food supplements
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will reopen safety evaluations of the nano-nutrient silver hydrosol eight years after the document first landed on its desk.
Archives for March 24, 2016
Special edition: Protein perspectives
Probiotics flex their muscles to enhance protein efficacy
Protein has long been touted as the prime functional food ingredient that is able to deliver improvements in athletic performance and recovery, stave off loss of muscle mass with ageing and help with weight control.
Special edition: Ayurveda
Continuing science will boost Ayurveda, even given tension over best research models to use, experts say
Accelerating interest in the personalization of medicine and the accumulation of a body of research will help drive increasing acceptance of Ayurveda in the West, experts say, albeit with a continuing tension between synergistic and single-ingredient...
Special edition: Protein perspectives
Whistle stop tour: Protein global
Western Europeans are numero uno when it comes to per-capita protein consumption; bread is surprisingly the most popular protein medium; and protein has well and truly invaded the healthy snacking category.
East Europe Dairy Congress held in Kiev
The East European Dairy Initiative (EEDI) held its annual East Europe Dairy Congress earlier this month in Kiev, Ukraine.
Special edition: Protein perspectives
No fish left behind: EU discard policy floats interest in novel protein sources
EU policy on fishing waste has helped incentivise efforts to turn discarded species into novel sources of protein and other nutraceutical ingredients.
Danish company Reconpharma brings supplements for soldiers to US
The nutraceutical start-up out of Denmark markets dietary supplements to “help manage and prevent the physical and psychological pressure of persons serving in the military.”