New Zealand has one of the highest rates of depression in the world with one in 10 people being prescribed antidepressants. Conventional antidepressant medications have been under the spotlight in recent years with studies showing some have little positive effects and severe side effects. The proven efficacy and safety of some natural and complementary therapies […]
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Winners of the Westpac Supreme Business Excellence Award (and two other awards) for South Auckland! Not only did GMP Pharmaceuticals win the Supreme Award they also took out the MultiMedia Best Medium-Large Business of the Year and the New Zealand Trace Centre Excellence in Exporting on the same night. Well done GMP. “It is a
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The FOODBOWL is a state of the art, pilot and semi-commercial plant, available to innovative food and beverage companies of all sizes, providing hands-on access to a world class manufacturing facility. The FOODBOWL offers conventional and advanced high-tech processing technology, with the capability to produce pilot or semi-commercial scale batch sizes, for in-market testing,
MEDIA RELEASE 19 September 2013 OMEGA-3 HELPS CHILDREN TO SLEEP Taking an omega-3 oil capsule could ease sleepless nights for children and their parents. A new study shows that consumption of Omega-3 food or supplements could help to improve sleep quality in children. The research project carried out by Oxford University used both epidemiological data
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NZTE have worked with companies in the Bioactives area and have produced a great guide which is available online via the links to their website below. Take a look to visit Link to the Natural Products page – http://www.nzte.govt.nz/en/buy/our-sectors/natural-products/ Link to the buyers guide page – http://www.nzte.govt.nz/en/buy/our-sectors/natural-products/bioactives-buyers-guide/
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The Asia NZ Foundation brought Mr. Le Danh Hoang (Hoang) to New Zealand to introduce him to the health and nutrition sector of New Zealand. One of the companies he visited during his trip was Mountain Red Ltd, a Nelson based nutraceutical company specialising in premium quality Deer Velvet products. Hoang is CEO of Nutri
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12/7/13 “Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids and Prostate Cancer Risk in the Select Trial” – published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study suggests men with high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids in their blood might have a higher risk of prostate cancer. Natural Products New Zealand’s Executive Director, Alison Quesnel, says
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At the request of some members involved in an exhibition in Asia later this week we have produced a fact sheet for Colostrum NZ: New Zealand Colostrum The Closest to Nature
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Natural Products NZ is delighted to announce it has entered an agreement with New Zealand owned Forbes Packaging to become a partner of the organisation, providing financial support and packaging expertise. “High quality packaging is hugely important to the natural products industry and many of our members are already customers of Forbes Packaging. We see
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The New Zealand natural products industry welcomes the support of all major parties on the Natural Health & Supplementary Products Bill which passed its second reading on 21 March 2013 with only one vote against.
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