17/10/07 Martek Biosciences, a DHA omega-3 market leader, has announced that Beech-Nut, the number two leading baby food brand in the United States, has launched Beech-Nut DHA Plus with life'sDHA, a line of baby foods and cereals with added DHA and prebiotics for infant brain and eye development and digestive health. Martek's life'sDHA is featured in nine Beech-Nut DHA Plus products available at retailers nationwide this month.

"Martek is pleased to be working with Beech-Nut to offer a baby food product with life'sDHA," said Steve Dubin, CEO of Martek Biosciences. "Beech-Nut DHA Plus with life'sDHA will help ensure that babies transitioning to solid foods continue to get enough DHA, a nutrient that is vital to brain and eye development, especially in the early years."

Beech-Nut is the number two leading baby food brand in the United States and is committed to delivering more nutritious choices for parents and babies. Beech-Nut is a subsidiary of the Hero Group of Lenzburg, Switzerland, an international brand-focused consumer-foods group committed to producing high- quality, nutritious products in its core product categories of Fruit and Infant Nutrition. Hero is active in over 30 international markets, predominantly in Europe, North America and Middle East/Africa.