US consumers get to grips with probiotics
The message about the gut health benefit probiotics can deliver is finally getting through to US consumers, according to a new report on the state of the functional foods sub-category.
Archives for May 18, 2005
Advitech seeks new uses and sources of dairy anti-inflammatory
Advitech's bid to exploit the potential of XP-828L in the anti-inflammatory market was given a boost this week when the Canadian government granted funding of C$610,000 towards its research project at Université Laval, reports Jess Halliday.
Ambitious Cargill buys Romania's largest sunflower oil maker
Increasingly dominant ingredients supplier Cargill ups its stake in the Romanian edible oils market, as the competition authorities clear the way for the US firm to buy Olpo Podari, the largest Romanian sunflower oil maker.
Upcoming EU ban fuels interest in probiotic feed market
With the upcoming EU ban on the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feed, companies such as Medipharm and Chr. Hansen are rushing to provide farmers with natural alternatives.