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General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 31,2010

Naturex Net Profits Up 45% in H1

Net profit for the first half of 2010 amounts to € 7.6 million, up 45.7% and higher than the group's proforma profit for the whole of 2009 (€ 6.8 million).

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 31,2010

Richard Laube Steps Down as Head of Nestlé Nutrition

Nestlé has asked Nandu Nandkishore, Nestlé Nutrition’s Global Business Head of Infant Nutrition, to take ad interim responsibility for Nestlé Nutrition, effective today.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 30,2010

AHP Releases Standards for Echinacea Pallida Root

Echinacea pallida has had a history of a “lost identity”, being either treated as interchangeable with other Echinacea species, or simply ignored in view of the more popular E. purpurea and E. angustifolia.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 30,2010

Lonza Acquires Vivante GMP Solutions

Vivante’s experience with pre-clinical through late-stage supply of viral vector-based products will compliment Lonza’s growing cellular and gene therapy process development and manufacturing capabilities.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 27,2010

Moms Who Don't Breastfeed More Likely to Develop Type 2 Diabetes – Study

The study included 2,233 women between the ages of 40 and 78. Overall, 56 percent of mothers reported they had breastfed an infant for at least one month.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 26,2010

Immune Health Benefits of Wellmune WGP Improve Psychological Well-Being

The body of research supporting Wellmune WGP demonstrates that this unique ingredient naturally enhances the immune system to protect against potentially harmful effects of physical and psychological stress.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 25,2010

Wellington Foods Inc. Debuts New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility

Wellington Foods has produced liquid and powder nutritional supplements for more than 35 years and has recently seen an increased demand for its liquid products in the marketplace.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 23,2010

Electric Shock Treatmeat Found to Boost Antioxidant Levels in Potatoes

Hironaka, who is with Obihiro University in Hokkaido, Japan, indicated that the process could have widespread commercial application, due to growing consumer interest in so-called "functional foods."

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 18,2010

Nestle Reuteri Supply Boosts BioGaia Results

Rothschild – "We have delivered significant volumes of Reuteri cultures to Nestlé in the first six months of 2010 and count on that this will continue throughout the rest of the year"

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 10,2010

EU Commission Clears Planned Acquisition of Alcon by Novartis, Subject to Conditions

The Commission found that competition concerns arose in a number of such markets because of the high combined market shares for certain products, the fact that Novartis' and Alcon's products are close competitors and because of the presence of barriers to entry.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 09,2010

FDA Seeks Injunction Against Colorado Manufacturer of Cultured Cell Product

Regenerative Sciences' cultured cell product is not approved by the FDA, and no adequate and well-controlled studies have been done to demonstrate its safety or effectiveness for any indication.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 04,2010

European Commission Clears Planned Acquisition of Ratiopharm by Teva, Subject to Conditions

The Commission's investigation found that competition concerns could be excluded in a large majority of the affected pharmaceutical markets, due to the constraint that other generic companies would continue to provide to the parties.

General Company & Ingredient Information Aug 03,2010

1 High-Fat Diet, 2 Different Outcomes: The Path to Obesity Becomes Clearer

This question has long baffled scientists, but a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers provides a simple explanation: weight is set before birth in the developing brain.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jul 27,2010

The More Frequently You Log On, the More Weight You Can Keep Off

The National Institutes of Health-funded study evaluated an Internet-based weight maintenance intervention involving 348 participants. Consistent website users who logged on and recorded their weight at least once a month for two-and-a-half years maintained the most weight loss, the study found.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jul 23,2010

Cyvex Nutrition Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS for Whole Grape Extracts

By using the grape in its entirety - including stems, seeds and skin - all the beneficial phytochemicals can be extracted including anthocyanidins, proanthocyanidins, trans-resveratrol and polyphenols.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jul 22,2010

Novel Nutraceuticals Derived from Classic, Favorite Foods and Beverages Show Promise in Disease Treatment and Prevention

New research shows that other common ailments have been alleviated with new forms of nutraceuticals and functional foods. As a supplement, the mineral chromium has a potential role in delaying or even preventing type-2 diabetes.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jul 20,2010

Tonalin CLA Delivers Health Benefits for Mild Asthmatics

Biological activities of CLA including the regulation of inflammation 4-6 and reduction of body fat mass 7 are described as consistent with the potential benefits in asthma.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jul 15,2010

FOOD 4U 2010 – New Partner in Fight for Healthy Eating Launched in Europe

The objective of the FOOD 4U campaign and the film competition is to inspire in-depth discussions on a subject that is often ignored. Education is not enough: youngsters need to get involved and be given the chance to develop vital tools to decode advertising messages.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jul 14,2010

Cognis Develops Two Active Ingredients for Weight Management and Cognitive Performance From InterMed Discovery

In combination with Cognis’ experience and expertise in nutrition, this has led to the discovery of additional product candidates that help with weight management and cognitive performance.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jul 13,2010

Novus International Acquires IQF Group

IQF's current portfolio of food ingredients consists of BETACOL, a nature-identical beta-carotene, CANTHACOL canthaxanthin, and LUTECOL, a natural lutein product.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jun 28,2010

Cyanotech Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2010

“Cyanotech continued solid performance increases in fiscal 2010, with steady production supporting increased demand for our products across the board,” said David I. Rosenthal, Interim President and CEO.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jun 23,2010

Obesity, Weight Gain in Middle Age Associated with Increased Risk of Diabetes Among Older Adults

The researchers found that BMI at baseline, BMI at 50 years of age, weight, fat mass, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, and waist-height ratio were all strongly related to the risk of diabetes.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jun 14,2010

Childhood Obesity Linked to Neighborhood Social and Economic Status

This study of childhood obesity helped overcome the limitations of previous studies by using weight measurements pulled from medical records, not self-reported by study subjects.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jun 09,2010

Roquette Creates Tabletop Fibre Supplement Concept

Successfully reaching the recommended fibre levels is a difficult challenge today: just a handful of calculations provide convincing evidence that even the most balanced diets are insufficient in fibre.

General Company & Ingredient Information Jun 07,2010

Nestlé Scientists Confirm a Beneficial Role of Dietary MCTs for Cognitive Function in Older Dogs

The outcomes of the study revealed that dogs supplemented with MCTs showed significantly better performance for most of the cognitive tests. Furthermore, the MCT-containing diet increased circulating ketones in the blood, supporting the concept that MCTs may provide an alternative energy source for the brain.