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Doubt cast on benefit of vitamin D supplementation for disease prevention

Doubt cast on benefit of vitamin D supplementation for disease prevention

A comprehensive review of the evidence suggests that low vitamin D levels are not a cause but a consequence of ill health, casting strong doubt on the value of vitamin D supplements to protect against

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Nestle’s former VP joins ChromaDex board of directors

Nestle’s former VP joins ChromaDex board of directors

Nestle’s former Vice President of new business development, Steve Allen has joined ChromaDex Corporation, a natural products company as an independent director. ChromaDexthat provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food and

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Amla may help in heart diseases

Amla may help in heart diseases

A clinical study on a patented Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica) commonly known as amla, extract has showed that Indian gooseberry caused a significant decrease in platelet aggregation - a reason causing blood clots in arteries.

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World contract food testing industry growing at 9.4%

World contract food testing industry growing at 9.4%

Food companies are increasingly sending quality and safety testing off-site to third party contract testing laboratories, a new report from US-based Strategic Consulting, Inc (SCI) says. In 2013, worldwide revenue for food contract testing labs

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Ajinomoto and Toyo Suisan in JV for instant noodles in India

Ajinomoto and Toyo Suisan in JV for instant noodles in India

World’s leading food additive maker Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Japanese ramen noodles maker Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. has exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture company in the instant noodle business

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Perrigo completes acquisition of Elan

Perrigo completes acquisition of Elan

Ireland-based global healthcare company Perrigo plc has completed the acquisition of major drug firm in Ireland, Elan Corporation, plc in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8.6 billion. The transaction will help Perrigo

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Thermo Fisher gets approval from ACCC for acquisition of Life Technologies

Thermo Fisher gets approval from ACCC for acquisition of Life Technologies

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, a global leader in analytics industry, has received a conditional approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for acquisition of Life Technologies. ACCC has announced that it will not

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Glanbia announces new investments in Ireland

Glanbia announces new investments in Ireland

Glanbia plc, a global nutrition and ingredients group, has announced two new investments in Ireland which will create 90 jobs in Monaghan and Dublin.Glanbia Consumer Products, owner of the Avonmore and Premier brands, will build

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Superba Krill oil -an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids

Superba Krill oil -an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids

Norway-based Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS, a krill ingredient company, has announced the acceptance of a new study on its flagship product Superba Krill oil in the journal Nutrition Research. This is the biggest krill oil

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Next Innovation Summit invites applications for NutrAwards 2014

Next Innovation Summit invites applications for NutrAwards 2014

US-based education and networking conference for the health and nutrition industry, Next Innovation Summit, previously known as Nutracon, has invited applications for NutrAwards 2014 from the functional ingredients introduced between January 2012 to December 2013.