Nutraceuticals World back issues from May 2009:
CRN responds to ODS' strategic plan objectives.(Top Of The News)
May 01, 2009 ... Just in time for the deadline for comments, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., responded in late March to the Office of Dietary Supplements' (ODS) 2010-2014 strategic plan. Overall, the trade association's comments both acknowledged ODS for its research ...
Mercury rising.(From The Editor)
May 01, 2009; ... Fish is the nutrition world's double-edged sword--good one day and bad the next, according to experts. Sans mercury, I think most would agree that it is the perfect health food. Unfortunately, many types of fish (e.g., swordfish, shark, marlin and frozen or fresh tuna) contain high levels ...
President Obama makes FDA appointments.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... With food safety in mind, in mid-March President Obama officially named Margaret Hamburg, MD, as FDA's new commissioner. He also selected Joshua Sharfstein, MD, to be Dr. Hamburg's principal deputy. Dr. Sharfstein is a pediatrician who previously served as Baltimore's health commissioner ....
Washington gets lesson in integrative medicine.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... Taxed by soaring healthcare costs, Americans and their government could gain some much needed relief from integrative medicine, according to leading proponents of preventive care, who recently testified before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee at the ...
ADA endorses functional foods.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... The American Dietetic Association (ADA), Chicago, IL, released an updated position on functional foods in early April, stating that fortified, enriched or enhanced foods. can benefit a person's health when consumed as part of a varied diet. The statement, published in the April ...
Heart disease studies reveal important role of nutrients.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... Loma Linda University research published in the April edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition compares the effects of walnuts and fatty fish in the fight against heart disease, demonstrating that in healthy individuals, walnuts tower cholesterol more than fish, while fatty ...
Cognis licenses weight management and heart health ingredients.(Industry News)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Through an ongoing collaboration, Cognis, Dusseldorf, Germany, has licensed two additional product candidates from InterMed Discovery (IMD), Dortmund, Germany. One functional ingredient shows promise in the area of weight management and the other has potential heart health benefits. Cognis ...
NAD reviews Benefiber claims & refers FucoPure to FTC.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has determined that Novartis Consumer Health, Parsippany, NJ, provided adequate substantiation for advertising claims made for its Benefiber dietary supplement. NAD examined claims for Benefiber on a product ...
Cranberry industry to quantify PAC content.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... The U.S. cranberry industry is devising a standardized methodology to quantify proanthocyanidins (PACs) in cranberry products consumed worldwide. PACs are the family of flavonoids present in cranberries believed to impart one of the berry's major health benefits--helping maintain urinary ...
Multivitamins fail to meet label claims.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... More than 30% of multivitamins tested recently by ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, contained significantly varied amounts of ingredients compared to product claims, or were contaminated with lead. Among ...
Acai scams proliferate online.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Washington, D.C., is warning consumers not to enroll online in "free trials" of diet products containing the trendy Brazilian superfruit acai. While traditionally a popular food in its native land, there's no evidence to suggest that ...
FDA scrutinizes weight loss products.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... For the second time in three months, FDA expanded its nationwide alert to consumers about tainted weight loss products containing undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients. The agency identified ...
GTC gets into omega 3 business.(Industry News)(Clover Corporation Ltd.)(GTC Nutrition Co.)(Nu-Mega Ingredients Pty. Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Golden, CO-based GTC Nutrition has been named the exclusive distributor of Nu-Mega Ingredients'line of DHA-rich refined tuna oil and microencapsulated high omega 3 containing powders. GTC Nutrition will distribute the Nu-Mega product line, ...
McNeil Nutritionals rolls out stevia product.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... The maker of Splenda, McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, Fort Washington, PA, has launched Sun Crystals All-Natural Sweetener, which combines stevia with pure cane sugar. According to the company, the product contains five calories per ...
March of Dimes to promote DHA awareness.(Industry News)(Martek Biosciences Corp.)(March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Martek Biosciences, Columbia, MD, has partnered with March of Dimes, a non-profit organization for pregnancy and baby health, to promote the importance of DHA during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The partnership between the two organizations ...
Global supplement regulations gain spotlight.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... Global regulatory and scientific experts recently convened at a Food Supplement Training Forum in Bulgaria to discuss international regulatory developments and trends on food supplements. Topics included safety and quality surrounding food supplements; the safety assessment of bioactive ...
Recent certifications & approvals.(Industry News)(DSM Nutritional Products)(Cactus Botanics)(The Austral Group)
May 01, 2009 ... Cyvex Nutrition, Irvine, CA, has affirmed: its European black currant extract (25-30% anthocyanins) is GRAS (Generally; Recognized as Safe), based on the Guidance for Industry "Frequently Asked Questions about GRAS" published by FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Office of ...
Marketers take closer look at LOHAS consumers.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... In an effort to gauge consumer attitudes, the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), Harleysville, PA, and The Nielsen Company, New York, NY, have formed an agreement linking NMI's Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability (LOHAS) consumer segmentation model with the Nielsen BASES consumer ...
Synergy expands to meet demand.(Industry News)(Synergy Production Laboratories)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... As demand grows for its certified organic Synergized ingredients, Synergy Production Laboratories, Moab, UT, has embarked on a major expansion project. The company recently completed construction of an ...
Hawai'i Coffee Cherry to reach larger market.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... In an effort to expand its market presence, Hawai'i Coffee Cherry, Kalaheo, HI, has partnered with B&D Nutritional Ingredients, Vista, CA, which will be the company's exclusive ...
Recessionary opportunities: a bad economy seems to be good for supplements, and to a lesser extent functional foods.(Word From Wall Street)
May 01, 2009; ... Negative economic news aside, I've decided to focus this month's column on the positive and where the opportunities lie. The good news for the nutraceuticals industry is that the current recession seems to have pushed consumers to buy more supplements. This is happening for two ...
Safeguarding the supply Chain: exploring adulteration in China and how to avoid it.(Inside China)
May 01, 2009; ... The words "safety" and "quality" have been utilized many times to highlight problems, deficiencies and crises with regard to sourcing ingredients and products in China. Just in the last few years, numerous consumers and companies have fallen victim to adulterated products exported from ...
IOM's summit on integrative medicine: noble words were spoken--let's hope they're no bull.(Healthcare Practitioner Corner)
May 01, 2009; ... According to the Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), the Obama administration will move on healthcare reform later this year, and wellness-focused, prevention-centered care will be at the center of their proposal for increasing access, improving quality and reducing cost. "For those of ...
The new flavor of wellness and energy: tulsi, also known as holy basil, is a perfect fit for supplement and functional food formulations.(From the Corners of the World)
May 01, 2009; ... In the bustling market for energy products, most of the attention usually goes to stimulant ingredients and flashy packaging. But there is another side of the energy market that promotes wellness and balance as opposed to quick pick-me-ups. Many of the botanicals marketed in the ...
The promising potential of prebiotics & probiotics: research reveals interesting applications for probiotic bacteria and their frequent partners in health, prebiotics.(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... The medicinal use of cultured and fermented foods dates back thousands of years. For ancient healers from the Indus Valley, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, African and European civilizations, probiotic-laden foods provided many health benefits. Then about a century ago, Nobel laureate Ilya ...
Functional food formulation: growing demand for functional foods is overriding concerns about the dismal economy.
May 01, 2009; ... According to the Food Marketing Institute, Arlington, VA, almost 70% of Americans are making foods a major part of their preventative lifestyles, while nearly a third are using them to treat and/or manage a preexisting health condition. More specifically, 36% are trying to reduce the risk ...
Functional food ingredients directory: a listing of suppliers of functional food and beverage ingredients.(Directory)
May 01, 2009 ... AHD International Contact: Lori Davis Telephone: 404-233-4022 Fax: 404-233-4041 E-mail: sales@ahdintl.com Website: www.ahdintl.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Functional Food Ingredients: LuraLean, chia seeds, chia ...
Insights in eye health: growing the global market for eye health ingredients will require a clear vision for the future.(Industry overview)
May 01, 2009; ... Consumers at heightened risk for ocular diseases are focusing on prevention through proper nutrition and dietary supplementation, consequently driving global demand for proven, natural ingredients while also spurring competition, innovation and advanced research. Eye health ...
Nutraceuticals research.
May 01, 2009 ... Nutraceutical: CoQ10 Indication: Pre-eclampsia (pregnancy induced hypertension) Source: Int J Gynaecol Obstet, April 2009;105 (1): 43-5. Research: The point of this study was to assess whether supplementation with CoQl0 during pregnancy could reduce the ...
ESM technologies: offering 'eggcellent' nutrition solutions.(Supply Source)
May 01, 2009 ... According to ESM Technologies' tagline, it all started with an egg. Indeed, this Carthage, MO-based company was established in 2002 to develop unutilized eggshells into healthy products for the dietary supplement and functional food industries. Its raw material source includes a ...
San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Co.: going to the source.(Supply Source)
May 01, 2009 ... For Barry Meltzer, president, San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Co., Fremont, CA, his journey into the natural food world started with a palm reading. "In the 1960s, I went to a palm reader who said I should open a natural foods store because it was a perfect fit with my lifestyle," he ...
Juicy juice brain development & immunity.(New Products)
May 01, 2009 ... Nestle USA, Glendale, CA, has launched two fruit juice beverages designed to benefit children during different stages of growth. Juicy Juice Brain Development contains 16 mg of DHA per serving and is ...
Forze GPS.(New Products)
May 01, 2009 ... PacificHealth Laboratories, Matawan, NJ, has launched Forze GPS, a weight management tool designed specifically for athletes. All-natural Forze GPS nutrition bars and drinks contain a multi-patented blend of healthy fats, ...
Our Daily Bread & new tortillas.(New Products)
May 01, 2009 ... French Meadow Bakery, Eagan, MN, has introduced Our Daily Bread, a whole grain bread that contains CoroWise plant sterols and omega 3-rich chia seeds. The new bread is made with organic sprouted grains, flours and sprouted legumes. The company has also ...
Clif Shot Bloks.(New Products)
May 01, 2009 ... Berkeley, CA-based Clif Bar & Company has introduced Clif Shot Bloks, sports energy chews, which contain 95% organic ...
Vitaminwater 10.(New Products)
May 01, 2009 ... Coca-Cola, Atlanta, GA, has released Vitaminwater 10, which is sweetened with Truvia brand stevia and erythritol. The product contains 10 calories and 3 grams of sugar per serving. It ...
OmegaBaby.(New Products)
May 01, 2009 ... Coromega, Vista, CA, has released OmegaBaby, a squeezable supplement designed for pregnant ...
Digest Sprinkles.(Enzymedica)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Enzymedica, Port Charlotte, FL, has released Digest Sprinkles, a microencapsulated enzyme blend designed to maximize carbohydrate, protein and fat digestion. The supplement also includes enzymes for simple sugars, fibrous ...
New Kashi Products.(New Products)
May 01, 2009 ... La Jolla, CA-based Kashi Company has added several new products to its existing lines, including Heart to Heart Whole Grain Crackers, which contain plant sterols and six natural antioxidants--available in Original and Roasted Garlic. Heart to Heart Warm ...
Sunsweet Naturals.(New Products)(Sunsweet Growers Inc.)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Yuba City, CA-based Sunsweet Growers has introduced a new line of functional products under the brand name Sunsweet Naturals, which includes Organic D'Noir Prunes, Herbal Waters and SupraFiber. Organic D'Noir Prunes are a natural source of fiber, vitamins A, C, E, B6, calcium, copper, ...
ProbioStim.
May 01, 2009 ... Institut Rosell-Lallemand has unveiled ProbioStim, a probiotic-based solution in a capsule format for adults and seniors. ProbioStim combines the synergistic effects of a prebiotic (FOS) and three specific probiotic strains from Institut Rosell-Lallemand's collection--L. Rosell-52, L ....
Q-Naturale.(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... National Starch Food Innovation has introduced Q-Naturale emulsifier, which recent studies suggest delivers very high oil loading and also works effectively in alcoholic beverages and cocktail mixes, in addition to other beverage ...
Platinum Caps.
May 01, 2009 ... CapsCanada has released Platinum Caps, two-piece capsules with a metallic look, available in a multitude of colors. The metallic look is obtained with a light-reflecting pigment, Candurin, which is composed of ...
Research highlights.(Report)
May 01, 2009 ... North American Children are Deficient in Omega 3 A recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that most Canadian children are deficient in omega 3 EPA/DHA, as 78% of the children evaluated were not receiving adequate amounts in their diet. Researchers ...
Ocean Spray.(People in the News)
May 01, 2009 ... Ocean Spray, Lakeville-Middleboro, MA, has named Christina Khoo manager of research sciences. She will be responsible for advancing research on the ...
Embria Health Sciences.(People in the News)
May 01, 2009 ... Naz Kalantari has joined Ankeny, IA-based Embria Health Sciences as regional sales representative. She will be responsible for cultivating and managing customer ...
WellGen.(People in the News)
May 01, 2009 ... WellGen, North Brunswick, NJ, has appointed Roderick Carter, MD, MSc, president and CEO. He previously served as a principal ...
The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega 3.(People in the News)
May 01, 2009 ... The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega 3 (GOED), Salt Lake City UT, has appointed Philip Fass chairman, to succeed Robert Orr. Mr. Fass has more than 30 years of experience in the industry, specifically three ...
The American Herbal Products Association.(People in the News)
May 01, 2009 ... The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Silver Spring, MD, recently acknowledged several industry leaders with its annual AHPA Awards, given to those making substantive contributions to the herbal products industry. Gordon Walker, general counsel, Nature's Way, Springville, UT, ...
2009 Calendar.(Conference news)(Brief article)(Calendar)
May 01, 2009 ... MAY May 26-27: Functional and Specialty Beverages: Market Regulations, Processing, Formulation & Health Benefits, Ghent, Belgium: Bioactives World Forum--Functional Foods & Bioactive Ingredients Network, Contact: Dr. Sefa Koseoglu, 979-764-8360; E-mail: ...
Weighty disclosure: what if there was a clone of this world of nutraceuticals, an identical twin of the nutraceuticals industry, that existed in a different time/space dimension, where practices, choices and decisions could be played out differently than they are on this planet? What could a nutraceuticals business exec learn and extract, to infuse their brand with a proprietary, competitive edge?(Nutraceuticals Multiverse)
May 01, 2009; ... Inset: The integrity of an issued pa Lent is at risk if disclosure of any claimed aspects of the invention transpires before the patent application is filed. Setting: Evening Multiverse News broadcast, TP Scan, Digital frequency 5515.12,12 May 2009. Alina Ip:"Good ...