Nutritional Outlook

Journal Article Says NDI Guidance Not Stringent Enough; CRN Argues More Law Enforcement Needed

The author of a New England Journal of Medicine article says a premarket-approval system for supplements should be...

FDA Slams Firms with Second Warning Letters for Failing to Adequately Explain Corrective Actions

One warning letter is a bad thing. But two warning letters?

FDA Sends Medical Food Warning Letter

Be careful when calling your product a “medical food”…or FDA might come knocking...

Senators Hatch, Harkin Urge FDA to Rewrite NDI Draft Guidance

The principle authors of DSHEA say that the draft guidance contradicts what they...

News & Features

Gelita AG Sells Shares in R.P. Scherer

Catalent Pharma is the buyer in the transaction.

News

February 7, 2012

BENEO Launches Gum, Candy Concepts at ISM 2012

The concepts are based on combinations of stevia and BENEO's own sweeteners.

News

February 7, 2012

Charles Ross & Son Move India Plant

The company's Ross Process Equipment plant has relocated to a larger facility in Pune, India.

News

February 7, 2012

Sweet Green Fields Patents Fast Stevia Extraction Method

With its Fast Precipitation Process, Sweet Green Fields says it can produce high-purity stevia in as little as half the time needed of...

News

February 7, 2012

Garlic Meta-Analysis Supports Heart Benefit

Researchers from Shandong University looked at 26 studies on human subjects and garlic (Allium sativum) consumption.

News

February 6, 2012

Euro Parliament Blocks “Now Contains X% Less” Food Claim

Members of the European Parliament said the legislation, as it is currently written, would not do enough to encourage healthier food formulations...

News

February 6, 2012

BASF, Teck Team Up to Fight Zinc Deficiencies Abroad

The two companies plan to develop affordable zinc fortification solutions for developing countries.

News

February 3, 2012