Nutraceuticals International articles from January 2009

Nutraceuticals International archives from January 2009

Omega-3 fats in the body are boosted by a little wine, researchers report.
January 1, 2009... Peer-reviewed results from the European study IMMIDIET show that moderate wine intake is associated with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids considered as protective against coronary heart disease Moderate alcohol intake is associated with...

Ferring signs deal with BioGaia for Ireland, ME.
January 1, 2009... Sweden's BioGaia has extended its collaboration with the Swiss biopharmaceutical company Ferring Pharmaceuticals giving the latter exclusive rights to market its Probiotic Drops in Ireland and likewise to sell Probiotic Drops and Tablets in...

Nestle launches nutra needs for athletes prog.
January 1, 2009... In the wake of the findings of its 5th International Nutrition Symposium, which explored scientific advances in nutrition and its importance in elite physical performance, Switzerland-headquartered Nestle has launched a new research program on...

Lallemand to export to China out of France.
January 1, 2009... The Canadian Lallemand group, which produces bacteria for the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, has set up a joint-venture in France at Blagnac on the edge of Toulouse with the Chinese Biostime group to export probiotic nutritional...

UK warning on on-line availability of diet pills that can seriously damage health.
January 1, 2009... As the value of the UK slimming supplement market tops L55.0 million ($81.7 million), research from MarkMonitor - a global leader in enterprise brand protection - demonstrates the extent to which prescription slimming pills and illegal diet...

Bioactives/botanicals rules adequate; EHPM.(European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers)(Report)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The European Commission's report on the use of ingredients other than vitamins and minerals in food supplements shows their widespread use across the European Union and the adequacy of the current legal framework, trade organization the...

Newly-adopted FIAP to create EU-wide rules for additives, flavors and enzymes.
January 1, 2009... The European Union's recently adopted Food Improvement Agent Package (FIAP) should simplify and clarify the regulatory framework for additives (including colors and sweeteners), flavors and enzymes, international food and nutrition policy...

Mutual recognition is key to marketing botanical foods supps across EU, says EBF.
January 1, 2009... More effort must be made to ensure botanical supplement products marketed in one European Union member state are accepted for sale in all, according to the European Botanical Forum (EBF). Speaking out following the publication of the European...

Raisio's Benecol ing aproved in China.(Raisio Benecol Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Finland-based Raisio has obtained a New Resource Food approval for its cholesterol-lowering Benecol ingredient, plant stanol ester, from the Ministry of Health of China to add the product to foodstuffs marketed in China. The approval is one of...

Draco debuts Taiga mushroom extract.
January 1, 2009... San Jose, USA-headquartered Draco Natural Products has introduced standardized full-spectrum extract Tiaga mushroom, which has been shown to contain anti-diabetic, anti-tumoral and anti-inflammatory benefits, to its range of products.a In...

Mission Pharmacal launches Rx prenatal vitamin.
January 1, 2009... Mission Pharmacal of Texas, USA, has announced the addition of CitraNatal Assure to its CitraNatal family of prescription prenatal vitamins. CitraNatal Assure builds on the benefits of the CitraNatal line and offers increased nutrients for...

Newly-enacted S 912 should not impede innovation in research, AHPA tells FDA.(American Herbal Products Association)
January 1, 2009... The American Herbal Products Association has filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration regarding the implementation of Section 912 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) of 2007. This section, which was effective...

US dietary supplement companies in $150,000 deal with FTC over deceptive marketing.
January 1, 2009... A Utah, USA-based operation that lured on-line customers with free samples of a purported weight-loss supplement in a scheme to obtain their credit or debit card information has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges...

US custom nutrients firm Fortitech debuts World Initiative for Nutrition.(Fortitech Inc.)
January 1, 2009... Alleviating nutritional deficiencies has become a clear priority for all people working to build a better tomorrow, says USA-based Fortitech. An estimated two billion people suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies worldwide and Fortitech...

Australia's TGA adds phytosterols to ARTG.
January 1, 2009... Australia' Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced that vegetable oil phytosterol esters should be included in the part of the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (the ARTG). Specifically, it states that for preparations for the...

Selenium/vit E "do not cut prostate cancer risk".
January 1, 2009... Findings from one of the largest cancer chemoprevention trials ever conducted suggest that selenium and vitamin E taken alone or in combination for an average of five and a half years does not prevent prostate cancer. A team of...

Selenium helps prevent p53 bladder cancer.
January 1, 2009... A study published in the December issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggests that selenium, a trace mineral found in grains, nuts and meats, may aid in the prevention of high-risk...

Pycnogenol reduces CRP and improves OA.
January 1, 2009... Pycnogenol, an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, has been shown to alleviate the symptoms of osteoarthritis in a study published in the December issue of the journal Redox Report. In the 55-patient...

EU compliance will require reformulation and regulation of supps - by Peter Berry Otttaway.
January 1, 2009... 2009 will be the year of product changes in Europe as legislation adopted over the past few years begins to bite. One of the product areas that will be affected by the accumulating European Union laws will be supplements and the supply of...

European Botanical Forum workshop views future of food supps market.
January 1, 2009... Officials, academics, industry representatives and ingredient suppliers from across Europe met in Brussels, Belgium, recently to discuss key issues surrounding the future of botanical food supplements on the market. Health claims, safety...

Cargill's Truvia gets FDA GRAS status.(Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives)(Federal regulators give ok for Cargill's Truvia sweetener )(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Privately-held US foods conglomerate Cargill has received official notification from the US Food and Drug Administration stating that the agency has no objection to the conclusion of an independent expert panel which reviewed research that...

Orosine marketing rights for N3 Oceanic.(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... US nutraceuticals firm N3 Oceanic has announced the addition of Orosine to its heart-healthy Res-Q line of products. Orosine was developed by cardiologist Jeffrey Shapiro, assistant professor of internal medicine/ cardiology at Columbia...

FDA "no objection" on PureVia as GRAS.
January 1, 2009... USA-based Whole Earth Sweetener Co and PepsiCo say that the US Food and Drug Administration has issued a no objection letter with respect to Rebaudioside A (Reb A), the stevia extract used in PureVia, the companies' all-natural, zero-calorie...

Benecol products debut in Thailand.
January 1, 2009... Finland-based Raisio's partner in Thailand, Saha Pathanapibul (Sahapat), will launch a Benecol dietary supplement drink containing plant stanol ester on the Thai market under the brand Hearti Benecol. Thailand is the third Asian country in...

38% of adults and 12% of children in USA use CAMS, govt survey reveals.
January 1, 2009... Approximately 38% of adults in the USA aged 18 years and over and nearly 12% of American children aged 17 and under use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to a new nationwide government survey. This study marks...

AHPA appeals to USDA on Lacey Act.
January 1, 2009... In comments submitted to the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the American Herbal Products Association requests the Congressional focus of recent amendments to the Lacey Act be maintained on...

NIHSeniorHealth adds CAM to web.
January 1, 2009... Older American adults are frequent users of complementary and alternative medicine, also known as CAM, which can include products such as vitamins and herbal supplements, and practices such as chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, meditation...

Smart Balance CEO reviews progress.(Stephen Hughes)(Conference news)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Smart Balance's chief executive, Stephen Hughes, spoke at a meeting of the Consumer Analyst Group of New York, USA, about the company's focus on the strategic leverage of its business model, progress since the May 2007 acquisition of GFA Brands...

NCCC invites members to Codex meeting.
January 1, 2009... The National Codex Consultative Committee (NCCC) is inviting its members to a meeting prior to the 21st session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oil (CCFO). The NCCC meeting will be held January 16, 2009, at the Food Standards Agency...

New low radiocarbon food may reduce cancer risks and birth defects.
January 1, 2009... An Ohio, USA-based firm has successfully grown the first Low Radiocarb food, in this case soy beans, with significantly lower levels of harmful radioactive carbon-14 than normally found in food. Infants and children nourished with safer, low...

Update on Phytopharm's Hoodia deal.(joint venture between Phytopharm PLC and Unilever Group)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Cambridgeshire, UK-based Phytopharm says that, following the agreement by mutual consent to terminate its deal with Unilever for the development of Hoodia extract as a functional food targeting weight management (NI vol 13, no 12), all the...

Probiotic yogurt helps reduce bloating.
January 1, 2009... Distension of the tummy can be reduced by up to 78% in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) simply by eating probiotic yogurt, according to a UK study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. The research gives new hope...

Wider implications of vit D deficiency.(Mary Ann Liebert Inc.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Once believed to be important only for bone health, vitamin D is now seen as having a critical function in maintaining the immune system throughout life. The newly-recognized disease risks associated with vitamin D deficiency are documented in...

Vit D/Caesarean risk.(Brief article)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center,USA, found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are also at an increased risk for delivering a baby by Caesarean section compared to those who are not...

Raisio executive views drivers for functional food market growth.
January 1, 2009... The more choices that consumers have in cholesterol-lowering foods, the faster sales grow in this category. "All in all, people are becoming more aware of their diet. They are more cautious about it and making healthier choices. With fruits and...

SCN extends option for PhytoLab.(licensing agreement between Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition AB and PhytoLab Solutions)(PhytoLab Solutions acquired Nordic Immotech)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Stockholm, Sweden-based Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition AB has entered into a standstill agreement with PhytoLab Solutions, part of the Lifequest group, which extends the US firm's option to acquire its subsidiary Nordic Immotech that has the...

EUFIC study shows that Europeans understand food labels.
January 1, 2009... A pan-European study by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) says Europeans are knowledgeable about nutrition information. The study on consumer knowledge of food labels has shown that the majority of European consumers recognize and...

EFSA board adopts five-year strategy.
January 1, 2009... The European Food Safety Authority's management board adopted the EFSA's five-year Strategic Plan, its full budget of 73.0 million euros ($94.X million) and its Management Plan setting out key priorities for 2009, which will help ensure the...

Forthcoming meetings/events.(Conference news)(Brief article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2009... The International Life Sciences Institute will be holding its annual meeting January 16-22, 2009, at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Arizona, USA. For more information, go to: www.ilsi.org. l Nutracon USA takes place March 4-5...

People on the move.(Rene Engelhardt has been appointed at Fortitech )(Tongjitang Chinese Medicines Company has appointed Charles Wang )(James Sander has been appointed)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... - US nutrient premix supplier Fortitech has appointed a new senior technical services specialist, who will be responsible for the formulation of new "nutrient systems" for use in foods, beverages and pharmaceuticals. Rene Engelhardt, who was...

US FDA warns consumers on tainted weight-loss prods bought on the Internet.
January 1, 2009... The US Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or use more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers'...

FTC seeks comments on testimonials.(Federal Trade Commission )(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The US Federal Trade Commission has approved publication of a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on proposed revisions to the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. In a Federal Register...

Codex: risk analysis and health claims.
January 1, 2009... Two particularly important texts, on Nutrient Risk Analysis Principles and on Recommendations on the Scientific Basis of Health Claims were finalized at the recent Codex Nutrition Committee meeting in South Africa, reports the International...

More from Codex Committee meeting.(Dietary supplements industry)(Conference notes)
January 1, 2009... Important outcomes of texts discussed at the Codex Nutrition Committee meeting held in South Africa (see also story alongside), says the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA). include: - Dietary Fiber: the...

Japan questions EFSA lycopene decision.
January 1, 2009... In its comments to the World Tomato Processing Council on the Average Daily Intake (ADI) of Lycopene set by the European Food Safety Authority in January 2008, the Japanese Tomato Processors Council has questioned the basis of the EFSA's...

Protein sports drinks proven to give best performance.
January 1, 2009... Sports drinks containing protein are better at improving athletes' performance. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition has shown that drinks containing a mix of carbohydrate...

Einstein researchers find convincing evidence that probiotics are effective.
January 1, 2009... Up to one in five people on antibiotics stop taking their full course of therapy due to diarrhea. Physicians could help patients avoid this problem by prescribing probiotics, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of...

Permanent FDA injunction against Wilderness.
January 1, 2009... The US Food and Drug Administration says that Wilderness Family Naturals of Silver Bay, Minnesota, and its owners have signed a consent decree that prohibits them from manufacturing and distributing any products with unapproved claims that the...

Separating the hits from the hype in cold/flu treatment.
January 1, 2009... Echinacea was all the rage three years ago, and zinc lozenges were on everyone's tongues last year. Which cold and flu treatments are the "it" products that doctors are recommending now? RealAge.com, a health and wellness web site, says it...

Grape seed extract makes cancer cells self-destruct.
January 1, 2009... A supplement made from grape seeds can destroy leukemia cells, says scientists. In laboratory experiments, commercially-available grape seed extract forced the cancer cells to "commit suicide," they say. Within 24 hours, 76% of leukemia cells...

Personalized diets for disease prevention via nutrigenomics.
January 1, 2009... The emerging field of nutrigenomics, which aims to identify the genetic factors that influence the body's response to diet and studies how the bioactive constituents of food affect gene expression, is explored in a series of provocative,...

Antioxidants offer pain relief to CP patients.(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Antioxidant supplementation is effective in relieving pain and reducing levels of oxidative stress in patients with chronic pancreatitis, according to a new study published in the journal Gastroenterology. In the placebo-controlled,...

Study urges Hispanics to take folic acid.
January 1, 2009... Fortification of corn masa flour products could increase folic acid intake by nearly 20% for Mexican-Americans, who are at a 30% to 40% higher risk of severe brain and spinal birth defects, according to a study by the Centers for Disease...

Only 11% take folic acid before pregnancy.
January 1, 2009... A new survey funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that only 11% of US women of child-bearing age know that folic acid should be consumed prior to pregnancy. Nearly 40% of women aged 18 to 45 take a daily...

Beta carotine, vits C and E do not prevent cancer.
January 1, 2009... Women who take beta carotene, vitamin C or vitamin E had a similar risk of cancer to those who do not take the supplements, according to data from a US trial published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In the current study,...

IBP launches immune defense nutra prod.
January 1, 2009... Recently introduced by Las Vegas, USA-based Innovative Beverage Products, Immunity Enhanced Beverage is a ready-to-drink liquid supplement intended to strengthen the body's immune defense, while also reducing the symptoms of the common cold...

Nestle's Boost Kid Essentials in US stores.
January 1, 2009... Nestle's BOOST Kid Essentials in US stores US parents have been given a new way of providing their children with optimal nutrition and protective benefits with the launch of BOOST Kid Essentials Nutritionally Complete Drink. This is an...

RevGenetics debuts resveratrol herbal.
January 1, 2009... RevGenetics, a US company dedicated to developing and advancing herbal products for overall health, has announced the availability of its latest resveratrol supplement, the Nitro250. A RevGenetics exclusive, the product is designed to provide...

EC clears acquisition of DSM Special Prods.
January 1, 2009... The European Commission has approved, under the European Union's Merger Regulation. the proposed acquisition of chemical company DSM Special Products (DSP) of the Netherlands by Arsenal Capital Partners, a US private equity firm. Arsenal owns...

SA's Bioscience sees consolidation benefits.
January 1, 2009... Johannesburg, South Africa-based nutritional supplement group BioScience is set to take advantage of expected consolidation in the industry, and increase revenue from 28.0 million rand ($2.8 million) to 200.0 million rand after taking over...

Backgrounder on UK's Baldwins.(Company overview)
January 1, 2009... Established in 1844, Baldwins claims to be the UK's leading herbalist - not to mention the oldest and most established supplier of natural remedies in London. A producer and retailer of an "unrivalled range of natural health and beauty...

UK FSA to publsh list of firms not using AZO colors.(Food Standards Agency)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The UK Food Standards Agency has said that it will publish a list of brands and companies on its web site that have voluntarily removed six controversial AZO colors from their products. The decision was taken following an agreement of...

The role of nutrition and lifestyle.(British Nutrition Foundation conference)(Conference news)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Want to hear about which foods may slow the aging process? How to protect against Alzheimer's disease in later life? What impact your diet can have on skin ageing, arthritis and bone health? The British Nutrition Foundation conference on 13th...

FDA Guidance on heath claims.
January 1, 2009... The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the guidance titled Substantiation for Dietary Supplement Claims Made Under Section 403(r)(6) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The notice is now accessible on the FDA's site.a...

Protica adds new brand to Profect range.(capsulized protein beverage)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Pennsylvania, USA-based Protica, the maker of the first capsulized protein beverage, Profect, is adding a new brand to its product line. Following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of rebiana, Proasis, an all-natural version of...