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Poster sessions will help Vitafoods showcase cutting edge science

18-May-2012 - Vitafoods Europe is launching a unique programme of research presentations and poster sessions to showcase the latest scientific developments in the industry at this year’s show.

EU article 13 health claims register

222 EU health claims become law; experts predict “tsunami of cheap innovation”

16-May-2012 - It’s official. Companies have six months – until December – to comply with the controversial European Union article 13, general function health claims register which today won final approval from the European Commission.

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Vitafoods: EU nutra space wriggles into new health claims clothes

15-May-2012 - Vitafoods celebrates its 15th birthday next week. It’ll be my 11th consecutive May visit to Geneva for the jamboree and promises to be one of the most intriguing chapters with the (partial and belated) resolution of years of ambiguity regarding health claims in Europe.

Sexier mice eat probiotic yogurt: researcher hints at human implications

11-May-2012 - The co-author of a research paper that found that mice fed probiotic yogurt displayed 'mouse swagger' and better sexual performance has told DairyReporter.com that the findings were potentially relevant to humans.

Glanbia dismisses Dairy Ireland spin-off ‘speculation’

10-May-2012 - Demand for whey products underpinned a strong first quarter for Glanbia with analysts hailing an ‘encouraging start’ to the year, but the firm has dismissed talk that it plans to spin-off its Dairy Ireland business as 'speculation'.

UK dairy co-op buys sports nutrition firm in “added value” move

02-May-2012 - UK dairy co-operative First Milk has acquired leading UK sports nutrition player, CNP Professional, as it diversifies its operation out of the increasingly margin-pressured traditional  dairy sector.

Breast milk probiotic targets Spanish mammary inflammation

26-Apr-2012 - Spanish supplier Biosearch Life is targeting women suffering from mastitis with its human breast milk-derived probiotic strain previously used only in infant formula products.

Swedish-Israeli joint venture to double infant formula fatty acid output by 2013

25-Apr-2012 - Swedish supplier AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) and Enzymotec, its Isreaeli partner in a proprietary infant formula fatty acid project, are expanding production at AAK’s Swedish base as Chinese demand booms.

Donkey milk derby? Study trumpets health boosting potential for elderly

24-Apr-2012 - Donkey and horse milks and their derivatives could prove valuable foods for elderly consumers, and could also be used in probiotic drinks due to health-promoting properties.

Dragon Rouge seizes 'pressing need' to reposition Danone Actimel

20-Apr-2012 - Design agency Dragon Rouge has redesigned the UK packaging for Danone's Actimel yogurt drink in the country, citing a 'pressing need and opportunity' to reposition the brand.

Nestlé silent on alleged Indian law violations but defends breast-milk substitutes marketing

20-Apr-2012 - Nestlé has declined to comment to DairyReporter.com on an Indian government letter stating that it is violating the nation’s laws on sponsorship of health workers, but has fought back against allegations of inappropriate marketing for breast milk substitutes.

Chr Hansen shares jump 9% on strong H1 profits

19-Apr-2012 - First half EBIT profits for 2011-12 surged 19% to €83m at Chr Hansen as it shrugged off the effects of severe fluctuations in the price of red colorant carmine, and ongoing probiotic health claim uncertainty in Europe – its biggest yet most stagnant market.

Kraft withdrawal shows penetrating US Greek yogurt market isn’t easy: Danone

17-Apr-2012 - Danone has hinted that Kraft’s withdrawal from the booming Greek yogurt category in the US is proof of how hard it is to penetrate the sector within a refrigerated yogurt market Mintel estimates was worth almost six billion dollars in 2011.

A2C aims at 'pan Asian' infant formula business via new Synlait Milk partnership

16-Apr-2012 - New Zealand firm A2 Corporation (A2C) has announced a strategic agreement whereby Synlait Milk will manufacture A2's branded nutritional powders on the firm's behalf as A2C aims at lucrative Chinese and Southeast Asian markets.

Runaway dairy demand sees Fonterra boost Chinese milk supply

13-Apr-2012 - Fonterra has opened its second farm in China and said it plans to build a further three to service massive consumer demand in nearby Beijing and the country at large.

Whey protein lent healthy ageing opportunity with new research: Volac

12-Apr-2012 - Europe’s largest whey protein supplier Volac claims that new scientific research backs the ingredient’s healthy ageing benefits for older consumers, and the need for ‘tailored nutrition strategies’ to meet their demands.

Personalised Nutrition: Genome testing could make dietary interventions for genetic disease possible, study suggests

11-Apr-2012 - Researchers may have moved a step closer to fighting certain genetic diseases with dietary interventions after new a new study found that come genetic mutations could be corrected with diet.

US dairy exporters have ‘huge’ opportunity to tap world market for medical nutrition: USDEC

11-Apr-2012 - US dairy exporters have a huge opportunity to tap rising demand in a $23bn global market for medical nutrition products in emerging nations such as China as well as mature markets like Japan, according to US Dairy Export Council (USDEC).

New advanced Chilean dairy factory will serve key export markets, Nestlé

05-Apr-2012 - Nestlé says that its new factory for the production of milk products and ingredients in Chile will service demand for 'nutritional plus' ingredients in the US, Central America, Middle East and Asia.

EFSA weight management guidance: “Useful for novices”, says EU consultant

27-Mar-2012 - A leading European research and health claims consultancy has panned just-published weight management health claim guidance from the European Food Safety Authority for failing to provide detail on how to progress trial design in a sector that has struggled to win claims.

Risks of slashing sodium levels in cheese could outweigh benefits, US researcher

21-Mar-2012 - A prominent US researcher says that government pressure to cut sodium in cheese could have serious food safety, taste and labeling consequences, and questions the necessity of such a move given minimal evidence of positive health effects and muted consumer demand.

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Sensient Flavors hopes customers will melt at new seasonal ice cream concepts

21-Mar-2012 - Sensient Flavors has launched new ice cream concepts that allow manufacturers to offer products that fit with seasonal consumer preferences, using fruit preparations with a 'fresh and healthy' appeal and added cookie, meringue and coffee bits.

New dairy analog antibiotic could improve food safety, US researchers find

20-Mar-2012 - Researchers at the University of Illinois say they have discovered a new antibiotic that, as an analog of milk peptide nisin, has potential for use both as a food preservative and for treatment of bovine mastitis.

Goat’s milk protein gets EFSA all clear for infant formula use

19-Mar-2012 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion concluding that protein from goat’s milk is a suitable protein source for infant and follow-on formulae, provided the final product complies with compositional criteria.