Aussie infant nutrition firm Bubs targets Asia growth after stock market flotation
Bubs, an Australian infant formula and nutrition firm, has launched on the Australian stock exchange after raising $5.15m in a share deal.
Archives for January 3, 2017
‘A call to arms’: Infant nutrition cereals failing to meet standards in low income countries
An analysis of more than 100 locally-manufactured premixed infant cereals from low and middle income countries, including Indonesia, China and Nepal, has revealed widespread variation in nutritional content, sparking concerns they could contribute to...
Pay more, waste less: Scottish food study
Research by the University of Aberdeen in Scotland suggests that while food price hikes have reduced the amount bought by the public, an equal reduction in food waste has kept overall food intake constant.
Study supports safety, tolerability of palm tocotrienol in people with MetS
Consuming a palm tocotrienol complex is safe and well tolerated in people with metabolic syndrome, say results of a randomized, double-blind, cross-over and placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Raisio chief resigns: ‘Time for new adventures’ after 36 quarters of continuous growth
Raisio chief executive officer Matti Rihko tells us he is moving onto a new venture later this year and was proud to have overseen Raisio’s transition from a challenged regional player into a “profitable international brandhouse” in his 10 years at the...
Dodgy: ‘Scammers’ shut down after illegally targeting elderly with ‘fake’ remedies
Fake companies are scamming elderly people out of millions of pounds by selling them ‘useless’ health supplements based on false promises, warns British government agency the Insolvency Service and charity Age UK.
‘A compelling story’: Meta-analysis supports omega-3s for heart disease risk reduction
EPA and DHA omega-3s from food and supplements may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to results of a new meta-analysis.