Functional food ingredient developer Seperex Nutritionals was one of two finalists in the
2011 Cathy Pacific Hong Kong New Zealand Business Association Award for best use of
Hong Kong by a New Zealand company for its business…
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking comment from industry on a research project to evaluate how consumers respond to multiple nutrition labelling on food packaging. The proposed study would be a controlled randomised experiment based on a 15-minute web-based survey of 4,000 English-speaking US adults…
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A recently released survey commissioned by Health Canada finds that scepticism about health claims made by the manufacturers of vitamins, herbal supplements and non-prescription drugs has increased in the last five years, with about half of Canadians (49%) now saying the claims are unproven. In 2005 the figure was 46%…
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Waikato-based private equity fund, Central Capital Investments, announced today it has backed Hamilton-based company, Quantec Limited, with a $250,000 cash injection. The fund’s investment has been matched by the Government’s New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF) for a total outlay of $500,000…
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One of the world’s most powerful antioxidants has been discovered in the top of the South Island of New Zealand using local grape extracts, water and good old Kiwi ingenuity.
Nelson-based nutraceutical manufacturer Mountain Red has found that by blending extracts from Sauvignon Blanc seeds and Pinot Noir skins from grapes grown in the Marlborough region, in a process that uses only water, they can harness an extract that is more potent than the highly-publicised resveratrol…
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New Zealand’s largest independently community owned research organisation celebrates nine decades of service to science in New Zealand this week…
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People following a vegan diet may require additional Omega 3 and Vitamin B12 supplementation to reduce an excess risk of heart disease.
While meat eaters are known for having a significantly higher combination of cardiovascular risk factors than vegetarians, people following strict vegetarian and vegan diets are not immune from risk as their diets tend to lack several key nutrients including iron, zinc, vitamin B12 and Omega 3.
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While the common cold is a long way from most New Zealanders’ minds, winter will soon be upon us and it’s time to stock up your arsenal against one of the most widespread illnesses in the world.
According to a new review published by The Cochrane Collaboration, zinc supplements may reduce the severity and duration of the common cold.
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New Zealand health and wellness products manufacturer and distributor New Image Group has acted to stop discounting of its lead product Alpha Lipid Lifeline in Malaysia by some large direct sellers.
The discounting has impacted on the morale of its smaller distributors in that country and, along with the effects of the global financial crisis and strong New Zealand dollar, to a lesser extent the group’s bottom line for the first six months of the financial year.
New Image tackles discounting and invests for growth Read More »
Sauvignon blanc grapes hold a lot more secrets than just being an important wine ingredient, according to preliminary results of a scientific investigation. The AgResearch study looked at the benefits of an extract from Sauvignon blanc’s grape seed, a by-product from wine production, manufactured by Marlborough-based company New Zealand Extracts Ltd…
