Tag Archives: Nutrition

McDonald’s to offer improved nutrition choices

McDonald’s USA President Jan Fields has announced the company’s “Commitments to Offer Improved Nutrition Choices.” View full post on IFT Daily News

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How can nutrition aid diabetes management?

Diabetes affects more than 220 million people globally and the consequences of high blood sugar kill 3.4 million every year. In the second part of our special series on diabetes, NutraIngredients looks at the role of nutrition and diet in managing, and potentially reversing diabetes. View full post on NutraIngredients RSS

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Provexis targets sports nutrition with £8m acquisition

UK life science business Provexis has signed a conditional agreement to acquire sports nutrition company Science in Sports (SiS) for £8m. View full post on NutraIngredients RSS

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US NUTRITION Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Fish In Daily Multible For Women 50 + Tablets

US Nutrition, of Ronkonkoma, New York is recalling Daily Multiple for Women 50 + Tablets, because certain lots contain undeclared Fish (fish gelatin). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to Fish run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. View full post on FDA Food Safety [...]

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Schiff Nutrition Acquires Leading Probiotic Brands, Technology Rights

Schiff Nutrition International, Salt Lake City, UT, through its subsidiary Schiff Nutrition Group, has purchased certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Ganeden Biotech, Inc., Cleveland, OH, for $40 million in cash. View full post on Nutraceuticals World – Breaking News

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FDA Grants Qualified Health Claim in Infant Nutrition

Gerber Products Company, a part of the Nestlé family, has received notice from FDA that Gerber Good Start milk-based formulas meet the criteria for a qualified health claim related to a reduced risk of atopic dermatitis. View full post on Nutraceuticals World – Breaking News

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Probiotics and Prebiotics Starring in Clinical Nutrition Products

Sales of clinical nutrition products containing probiotics and prebiotics are outpacing sales of conventional clinical nutrition products, opening up a new market that is dominated by a handful of players, according to a recent report from Business Insights. View full post on Nutraceuticals World – Breaking News

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Building strong evidence for elite sports nutrition: Vitafoods preview

A lot of talk has focussed on how non-sporty consumers are driving the market, but what about the potential for industry by targeting elite athletes? First, industry must understand the unique demands of top level performance, says Jeni Pearce from the English Institute Sport. View full post on NutraIngredients RSS

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Nutrition Express Voluntarily Recalls Protein Supplements Because Of Possible Health Risk

Nutrition Express of Torrance, CA is voluntarily recalling specific products containing whey protein isolate sourced from one supplier because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with [...]

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