'Confusion' best describes global regulation of aloe, expert says
After years on the market, aloe as an ingredient is still poorly understood by most regulators around the world, attendees at a recent ingredient-specific session were told.
Archives for October 9, 2016
Strong evidence for synbiotics and constipation relief
Synbiotics can lead to significant clinical improvement in slow transit constipation, a Chinese trial has shown.
Japan moves beyond FOSHU: Over 400 products approved under new health claims regime in last year
More than 400 foods have been approved under Japan’s 2015 Foods with Function Claims (FFC) regulation, with the market already estimated to be worth US$70bn.
Nutrition sprays: The modern format for traditional botanicals?
Pills and capsules are old hat, says a young French firm banking on a botanical range of oral nutrition sprays.
ESSNA: Sports nutrition needs vitamin exemption
The European sports nutrition industry wants exemption from vitamin and mineral minimum levels required for some foods to claim healthy status – it says the levels are too high for many sports food consumption occasions.
Protein score system doesn't give complete picture on collagen, supplier says
According to one supplier, the common way to measure protein quality unfairly disparages collagen, a protein source that is ubiquitous both in the market and in the bodies of mammals.
Nutrient-rich tomato extract effective in combination against heart disease: Study
A carotenoid-rich tomato extract (CRTE) has been found to inhibit a key process that leads to the thickening of the artery wall, which is typical of heart disease.