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LC-MS: Towards excellence in food safety

LC-MS: Towards excellence in food safety

The year 2012 was marked by two major incidents in the food industry - Ireland’s horse meat scandal and Fonterra’s whey protein concentrate contamination. In January ’12, Food Safety Authority of Ireland revealed the results

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Rutaceae, Citrus acida and a vast Potential for Health Products

Rutaceae, Citrus acida and a vast Potential for Health Products

The historical aspects of lemon and related fruits date back to antiquity. Charak, Sushruta and Bhavamishra have described the health and medicinal uses of Jambir (Large lemon) and of Citrus medica (Matulunga/Bijora). The Sankrit term

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’Unhealthy’ product claims worry a healthy nutra industry

’Unhealthy’ product claims worry a healthy nutra industry

The key to any successful product in today’s world of Nutra is the claims and many a times blame on the regulatory system. And the challenges that the industry has to face with innovations versus

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Svetol helps achieve goals for fitness enthusiasts

Svetol helps achieve goals for fitness enthusiasts

For the past five years, sports nutrition sales have outperformed all other categories of consumer health globally, according to Euromonitor International, with the US accounting for 60% of global spending which represented $4.7 billion of

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Naturex enhances prostate health category with Flowens

Naturex enhances prostate health category with Flowens

More than 50% of men in their 50s and 80% of men in their 70s suffer from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) resulting in a potential market of over 26 million men in the US alone.

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Sucralose has water-like effect on sugar and insulin levels

Sucralose has water-like effect on sugar and insulin levels

Consuming sucralose - a popular sweetening ingredient - in a drink is shown to have the same effect as water on a person’s sugar and insulin levels, according to a study reported in Diabetes Care,

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“Moderate coffee is not considered a health concern”: Prof Jaakko Tuomilehto

“Moderate coffee is not considered a health concern”: Prof Jaakko Tuomilehto

Prof Jaakko Tuomilehto is a Professor of Public Health at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is also affiliated with the Diabetes and Genetic Epidemiology Unit of the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki, Finland,

Every child has the right to proper nutrition

Traditionally, governments have addressed issues in the public domain, companies have taken care of matters in the private domain and international institutions have addressed topics crossing national boundaries. But in our increasingly complicated world, companies,

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Fonterra launches China – NZ exchange centre for dairy development

Fonterra launches China – NZ exchange centre for dairy development

Global dairy leader Fonterra launched China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre in Beijing. The centre is a joint initiative between Fonterra and China’s National Dairy Industry and Technology System to support the sustainable development of the

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Almost 3 out of 4 Indian packaged foods fail to display salt levels

Almost 3 out of 4 Indian packaged foods fail to display salt levels

Large numbers of packaged food products available in Indian stores fail to display nutritional data relating to the amount of sodium present thus preventing consumers from making informed food choices, reveals a survey conducted by