Nutraceuticals International articles from April 2008

Nutraceuticals International archives from April 2008

Grape skin may fight diabetes complications.
April 1, 2008... Resveratrol in grape skins could stop diabetic complications such as heart disease, retinopathy and nephropathy. Research carried out by scientists at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has found that resveratrol, a...

Research on Celadrin's clinical efficacy unveiled at Nutrigenomics 2008.
April 1, 2008... Robert Hesslink, director of R&D at US bioceuticals company Imagenetix, presented basic research outlining the cellular pathway instrumental in the efficacy of Celadrin, an all natural proprietary ingredient, that has been clinically proven to...

Research shows French maritime pine bark Picnogenol improves memory.
April 1, 2008... New research accepted for publication in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, demonstrates Pycnogenol, an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, improves the memory of senior citizens. The study results revealed...

Bimuno significantly boosts good gut bacteria.
April 1, 2008... New data published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that Clasado's prebiotic supplement Bimuno significantly increases levels of bifidobacteria in humans within seven days. Bifidobacteria are the most important types of...

Australia's Anadis partners with Garden State Nutra for US market entry.
April 1, 2008... Australian biopharmaceutical company Anadis has entered into a collaboration in the field of dietary supplements with Garden State Nutritionals, a New Jersey, USA-based division of VitaQuest International. In the coming months, the two...

France's Naturex participates in major North American ginseng research program.
April 1, 2008... Avignon, France-headquartered Naturex has announced its participation in the project "New Technologies for Ginseng Agriculture and Product Development," an innovative program oriented to validate several health claims on North American ginseng....

EFSA finds little evidence for UK food additives and child behavior study finding.(Report)
April 1, 2008... Scientists at Europe's food safety watchdog have completed an assessment of a recent study on the effects of two mixtures of certain food colors and the preservative sodium benzoate on children's behavior. The study, published last year by...

UK baby milk makers win over labeling.
April 1, 2008... Manufacturers of baby milk have won a legal battle in the UK stopping the immediate introduction of new rules on labeling of infant formula (NI vol 13, no 1), when a High Court jude ruled on their challenge to UK Food Standards Agency...

GRAS status for Phospha E in USA.(Generally Recognized As Safe)(Phosphagenics Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Melbourne, Australia-based Phosphagenics has announced that an independent panel of food safety experts unanimously concluded that its patented Phospha E is Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS). This comes as a result of the panel critically...

Martek launches Oroweat 9 grain bread.
April 1, 2008... US infant formula and dietary supplements group Martek Biosciences has announced the launch of the first bread product with life'sDHA, its patented, vegetarian form of docosahexaenoic (DHA) omega-3 for brain, eye and heart health. The first and...

Martek's life'sDHA in protein-free powder.(docosahexaenoic acid)(Martek Biosciences)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... US Nasdaq-listed Martek Biosciences has announced the availability of a new protein-free powder form of its life'sDHA, the infant formula and supplement firm's patented, vegetarian form of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) omega-3 for brain, eye and...

Nordic Naturals named "Top-Rated" brand.
April 1, 2008... California, USA-based Nordic Naturals says that it was recently named the "Top-Rated Supplement Brand" by the 2008 ConsumerLab.com Survey of Vitamin and Supplement Users in the USA. Receiving two recognitions, Number one rated Overall Brand...

UK MHRA registers St John's wort product.
April 1, 2008... In clearing HyperiCalm, the UK regulatory authority, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has, for the first time, registered a medicinal product with St John's wort extract on the basis of the European Union Directive...

DSM increases price of vitamin A 10%.
April 1, 2008... Netherlands-based DSM Nutritional Products has announced a worldwide price increase of vitamin A by 10% for all food, pharmaceutical and personal care industries. This adjustment is effective immediately for all newly-contracted business. The...

Fish oil may ease arthritis pain.
April 1, 2008... Patients with crippling rheumatoid arthritis could reduce their reliance on painkillers by taking fish oil capsules, new research suggests. Researchers at Dundee University, UK, undertook a study of people with the disease which affects almost...

Researchers pinpoint how resveratrol induces pancreatic cancer cell death.
April 1, 2008... Researchers at Rochester University in the USA have shown, for the first time, that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell's core energy source, or mitochondria,...

Folate scores a win in animal studies; may act as heart energy reserve.
April 1, 2008... Long known for its role in preventing anemia in expectant mothers and spinal birth defects in newborns, the B vitamin folate, found in leafy green vegetables, beans and nuts has now been shown to blunt the damaging effects of heart attack when...

Apple pectin anti-cancer colon effects.
April 1, 2008... The apples and apple juice people consume may have positive effects in one of the most unlikely places in the body - in the colon. New research has demonstrated that both apple pectin and polyphenol-rich apple juice components actually enhance...

BENEO-Orafti reports increased demand for prebiotics from food makers.
April 1, 2008... Now well into 2008, Belgium-based BENEO-Orafti is witnessing the growing success of digestive health within the food and drink industry. Digestive health has been proclaimed the biggest segment of the functional food market, accounting for 68%...

Enzymotec and Alsiano in Nordic nutra deal.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... As part of expanding its activities in Europe, the Israeli lipids-based biofunctional ingredients producer Enzymotec has entered a business collaboration with Alsiano, a distributor of food, nutraceutical and pharma ingredients to the Nordic...

Ferring to market Resurgex in Canada.(Millennium Biotechnologies Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... New Jersey, USA-based Millennium Biotechnologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Millennium Biotechnologies Group, says that it has received an $88,000 purchase order and letter of credit associated with the recently-announced distribution...

China Yingxia buying soy bean manufacturing lines.
April 1, 2008... China Yingxia International, a leading Chinese provider in the nutraceutical industry engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of organic nutritional food products, supplements and personal care products, has announced that it...

NattoPharma to distribute in Taiwan.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... NattoPharma ASA, a privately owned Norwegian nutraceutical company, has entered into a distribution agreement with Masterasia Marketing of Taiwan for its natural vitamin K product MenaQ7 in that country. The Norwegian firm says that this is the...

Next Pharma in deal to sell in Canada.
April 1, 2008... California, USA-based Next Pharmaceuticals has announced a partnership with Organic Extracts Corp to sell and distribute NP's ingredients including Relora, its flagship product, as well as Nexrutine, Seditol, Flavoxine, Citrofen, Citri-Z and...

EFSA nutrient profiles opinion too general for industry, says EAS.(Miguel da Silva)(European Food Safety Authority)
April 1, 2008... Companies hoping for clarity from the European Food Safety Authority on which food products should fall into the European Union's nutrient profiling system, are still in the dark, an industry adviser has said. Miguel da Silva, adviser at...

UK NICE's diet and nutrition guidance for infants and mothers includes supps advice.
April 1, 2008... The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which recomends therapy under the National Health Service in England and Wales, has issued guidance advising those who work with pregnant women and mothers on how to help them...

FDA warns on Total Body suplements.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The US Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor. The liquid dietary supplement...

US FDA again warns on illegal ED supps.
April 1, 2008... The US Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use "Blue Steel" or "Hero" products marketed as dietary supplements throughout the USA because they are considered unapproved drugs and have not been proven to be safe...

US FDA to post inspectors overseas.
April 1, 2008... The US Food and Drug Administration has said that it intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates throughout the developing world, with the aim of improving the quality of food and medicines coming into the USA. The FDA already sends...

Revolution in the Russian probiotic market due to high consumer.(Industry overview)
April 1, 2008... The Russian probiotics market is in rapid expansion in terms of pharmaceutical and food supplements, due to a boost in consumer demand from different age groups. Research has found that a major factor in consumers' choice of probiotic products...

Vitamin consumption falls in Russia.
April 1, 2008... Data released by the PharmExpert market research center in Russia reveals that, for the first half of 2007, vitamin consumption in Russia fell by volume. A combination of factors meant that the value of the market, which is segmented between...

Value of almonds in heart health, beyond cholesterol, says new research.
April 1, 2008... Research presented at the International Experimental Biology Meeting held in San Diego, USA, this month provides insights as to why almonds may help reduce the risk of heart disease beyond their already-reported role in lowering cholesterol ...

LFI initiates collaborative research project on green tea extracts bioavailability.
April 1, 2008... The nutrition team at the UK-based Leatherhead Food International is looking to respond to the high levels of interest across the food and drink industry in green tea extracts and is proposing a collaborative research project that will look at...

UK FSA draft opinion on algal extract.(UK Food Standards Agency)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The UK Food Standards Agency advisory committee on novel foods has recently produced a draft opinion on an application for algal extract for use as an ingredient for food supplement manufacturers to use in capsules and tablets. Previously,...

New Zealand FSA proposes mandatory iodine fortification of bread.
April 1, 2008... Most bread is set to become iodine fortified over the next 18 months in a bid to combat New Zealanders' growing problem of iodine deficiency, according to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority "For some years, the amount of iodine people...

IADSA to hold first Scientific Forum.
April 1, 2008... Since its creation in 1998, a central pillar of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplements Associations' (IADSA) activity has been working on the science that underpins the regulation in the area of food supplements. This work has...

Viet Nam Plant Oil looks to gac fruit oil.
April 1, 2008... Oil extracted from the gac creepers' bright orange fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis) has been the subject of years of research by Nguyen Cong Suat, founder of the Viet Nam Plant Oil and Food Processing Company, who showed that the oil is a...

Calpis makes lactic-acid bev in Indonesia.(Calpis Company Ltd. has developed Calpico Mini, Flavored milk drinks)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The Japanese firm Calpis Co has begun production of its Calpico Mini lactic-acid beverage in its own Indonesian plant, with capacity at the factory tripled to 160,000 cases a month, and a sales target for this year of around 1.0 billion yen...

For Naturex, 2007 a year of consolidation.
April 1, 2008... 2007 was a year of consolidation for France's Naturex during which the group integrated the strategic acquisitions made in Italy at the start of the year, namely Hammer Pharma and HP Botanicals (NIs passim). In repurchasing these companies,...

US subsidiary for Israel's Enzymotec.(Enzymotec has established a US subsidiary)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Enzymotec, the Israeli developer and producer of novel, lipid-based health ingredients for dietary supplements and functional foods, has established a US subsidiary. The unit will be headed by Elzaphan Hotam, previously the group's vice...

UK experts recommend probiotics to deal with diarrhea associated with antibiotic use.
April 1, 2008... An UK expert panel has issued a report recommending that patients taking antibiotics, especially those being treated in hospital, should take a clinically-proven daily probiotic drink. At a meeting which took place at the Royal Society of...

GI bacteria linked to obesity in mice studies.
April 1, 2008... In the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers from the USA's Mayo Clinic Arizona and Arizona State University suggest that the mix of the trillions of bacteria that populate the human gastrointestinal tract - gut microbiota - are...

EHPM puts the spotlight on free trade within the dietary supplements sector.
April 1, 2008... Significant trade barriers for food supplements still exist at national level in the European Union, the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) has pointed out. The EHPM said that ,as the EU harmonization...

Spain's Aesan acts over illegal nutra.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The Spanish agency for food and nutritional products safety (Aesan), part of the Ministry of Health, has ordered the withdrawal of sales of Depuralina from the market because of "possible adverse effects and because the company which...

Denmark advises against vpxl No 1.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Following the discovery by the medicines authorities in Luxembourg of a product that contains the active substance tadalafil, the generic name for the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis, which did not appear on the packages, Denmark is taking...

Chemical contaminants in supps - action needed by industry - by Peter Berry Ottaway.
April 1, 2008... For a number of years, the European and international trade associations covering food supplements - the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) and the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplements...

UK FSA ban on six food colorings mooted.
April 1, 2008... The UK Food Standards Agency Board has held discussions on the possible effects of certain food colors on children's behavior and to agree advice to Ministers to help inform Britain's negotiating position in the European Union on this issue....

Nestle's boosted smoothies offer hopes for energy, health and cognitive benefits.
April 1, 2008... Swiss food giant Nestle has announced the launch of a new range of functional foods in the form of "Boosted Smoothies," to be rolled out in UK supermarkets from April 20. These are liquidized whole fruit puree and juice combinations, devized in...

US federal agents seize over $1.3 million of illegal dietary supplements.
April 1, 2008... At the request of the US Food and Drug Administration, early this month US Marshals seized more than $1.3 million of dietary supplements from LG Sciences, of Brighton, Michigan, because the products contain unapproved food additives and/or new...

NPA partners with Penton Media.
April 1, 2008... The US Natural Products Association announced a new partnership with Penton Media, aimed at expanding its annual trade show, Natural MarketPlace. Under the agreement, Penton will acquire certain assets related to the show from the Natural...

Heavy fines for US firm over supp claims.
April 1, 2008... A US company which claimed that its multivitamin and herbal product could "..boost your immune system to help your body combat germs" and advised its customers to take the product "at the first sign of a cold symptom or before entering crowded,...

Canada plans tougher food and product safety legislation.
April 1, 2008... Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that the federal government will boost protection for the nation's consumers with a tough and comprehensive overhaul of food and product safety laws. Earlier the same day, April 8, the...

Congo-Brazzavile vit A campaign.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... At least 8,000 children between the ages of six months and five years have received vitamin A supplements in a health campaign aimed at eradicating vitamin deficiency in southwestern Congo. "Since June 2005 we have administered the vitamin...

EFSA Panel assesses safety of lycopene in foods and establishes an ADI.
April 1, 2008... The European Food Safety Authority was asked to assess the safety of the red food color lycopene from all food sources, considering both that contained naturally in fruit and vegetables and the use of lycopene as a food additive. The...

UK FSA advises on health claims.(Food Standards Agency)
April 1, 2008... The UK Food Standards Agency has written to advise Britain's food industry that, because European Union member states did not undertake equivalent levels of screening of claims, the European Commission is now developing a process to ensure...

Almond milk health drink from Australia.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Almond (Prunus amydalus) production has been steadily increasing in Australia, and its local usage and products have expanded beyond the original nuts, sold for eating or blanched and crushed for cooking. The increase and regularity of supply...

Wyeth invests $96M in Singapore nutras.
April 1, 2008... US health care giant Wyeth has said it will invest $96.0 million to expand its existing nutritional manufacturing facility in Tuas, Singapore. The expansion was officially announced during a groundbreaking ceremony in April at the site attended...

Dansico consolidates presence in Shanghai.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The inauguration of the Danisco Shanghai Center gives the firm a strategic position in one of the world's biggest centers of growth, Eastern China. The new center will combine sales and application laboratories for the entire group as well as...

Neptene Tech expands in Asia Pacific region.
April 1, 2008... Canada's Neptune Technologies & Bioressources and its commercial pharmaceutical partner Inovail Pty Ltd have announced the successful launch of OmegaGen as a complementary medicine in Australia and New Zealand. Neptune foresees this market...

SOYJOY offers new ways to enjoy soy.
April 1, 2008... Joining the ranks of US firm Pharmavite's original all-natural, baked flavors - Apple Walnut, Berry, Mango Coconut and Raisin Almond - Strawberry and Peanut Chocolate Chip SOYJOY bars are a convenient way to enjoy soy and are portioned at 130 -...

Pukka Herbes launches spiced Chai range.(Pukka Herbs has launched organic spiced chai teas)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Pukka Herbs, an organic herbal expert dedicated to helping people lead a healthy, balanced life, is launching a range of organic spiced chai teas. The new, warming, invigorating and aromatic teas have been specially formulated by Pukka's herbal...

Growing US soy food and beverage market.
April 1, 2008... Soy foods have staying power, according to a new report from Packaged Facts, Soy Foods and Beverages in the USA. The soy food and beverage market topped $2.0 billion in 2007, up 7% from 2006, due largely to snack bar and soy milk products....

US FDA chief reviews selenium warning.
April 1, 2008... The US Food and Drug Administration has recently warned consumers about certain "Total Body" liquid dietary supplement products containing hazardous levels of selenium. The warning was based on 43 reports from nine states of people experiencing...

FDA clears betafiber.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The US Food and Drug Administration is to amend the health claim regulation entitled "Soluble fiber from certain foods and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD)" so that barley betafiber becomes eligible as a source of beta-glucan soluble fiber....

Enzymotec opens office in the USA.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Israel's Enzymotec has announced plans to open a subsidiary in the USA in an attempt to promote its lipid-based health ingredients for dietary supplements and functional foods. The new company, which is based in New Jersey, will manage...

Solae puts up prices for soy protein.
April 1, 2008... The USA's Solae has increased global prices for its soy protein ingredients by up to 30%, in a bid to cover its rising research costs. The firm's vice president for global strategy and marketing, Michele Fite, said that "market pressures...

FY 2008 3rd-qtr profit increases at Schiff.
April 1, 2008... Vitamin and supplement maker Schiff Nutrition International has announced results for the fiscal 2008 third quarter ended February 29, 2008, which show that net sales were up 2.7% compared to the same period a year ago at $46.2 million. Net...

Neptune links up with Croda for Essentially.(Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.)(Croda Health Care)(Financial report)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Canada's Neptune Technologies & Bioressources and Croda Health Care have joined forces to launch the Essentially brand, which they say comprises five products containing different combinations of both companies' "clinically-proven ingredients."...

Reducol keeps Forbes Medi-Tech afloat as search continues for more funds.(Financial report)
April 1, 2008... Canada's Forbes Medi-Tech has posted results for the year ended December 31, 2007, which show that revenues rose 31% to C$ $9.4 million ($9.2 million), driven by the performance of the cholesterol-lowering phytosterol-based ingredient Reducol....

Multivitamins unit Pharmaton to stay in Boehringer Ingleheim's portfolio.
April 1, 2008... Boehringer Ingelheim of Germany says that it has no plans to divest its multivitamins operation Pharmaton a year after a proposed sale of the unit collapsed. In September 2006, Boehringer agreed to sell Pharmaton to IdeaSphere, a USA-based...

Forthcoming meetings/events.(Calendar)
April 1, 2008... l IFIA Japan 2008 & Healthy Foods Expo, claimed to be Asia's largest food ingredients and additives event, will take place May 21-23 at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Japan. For further details, contact the organizer, at:...

People on the move.
April 1, 2008... - Leif Kjaergaard, chief medical technology officer at Danish food ingredients giant Danisco, has been appointed the only Danish member to serve on the European Commission's advisory group on science and research, European Research Area Board....