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Boomers fuel fortunes of functional foods
Baby boomers’ lust for a healthy life is fuelling the fortunes of foods and drinks with health benefits, even in the teeth of recession, according to Julian Mellentin’s new report 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition and Health 2010.
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New Company for 'Change-The-World' Entrepreneurs(TM) Launches
The founders of executive coaching firm LaunchNatural announce the launch of ScalePassion LLC, a brand new company created to help socially responsible entrepreneurs.
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Canada: Pharmacy Regulators: "Stop Selling Unlicensed Natural Health Remedies"
According to an article in Canada's National Post, that country's pharmacy regulators issued a surprise directive recently urging pharmacists to stop selling unlicensed natural remedies.
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Science, Research and Technology

DSM Expands Investment in Differentiation
DSM has announced plans to significantly expand its existing research and development facilities in North America. Located at the company’s North American Headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, USA, the new Nutrition Innovation Center will bring together DSM’s extensive laboratory capabilities for the thriving beverage, bakery, dairy, savory, dietary supplement and personal care market sectors.
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Financial/Business

New Zealand: Million Dollar Investment Into Omega 3 Company
According to an article in New Zealand's The Scoop, that country's has led an investment in excess of $1million into functional food business Speirs Nutritionals Partners LP. a TVNZ article further describes the $5.9 million total fundraising.
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Products and Services

OmniActive's Lutemax(TM) 20% Oil Suspension Ingredient Receives Quality Approval from Consumerlab.com
OmniActive Health Technologies, Inc. has announced that its Lutemax(TM) free lutein 20% oil suspension ingredient was tested in an independent laboratory blinded to the ingredient's identity and recognized as an "Approved Quality Product" by ConsumerLab.com through its Raw Materials Testing Program.
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Legal and Regulatory

New Monograph For CLA Finalized in Canada
Health Canada’s Natural Health Products Directorate has finalized the new monograph for Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA), intended to serve as a guide to the Canadian industry for the preparation of Product Licence Applications (PLAs) for natural health product (NHP) market authorization of CLA.
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FDA Overreaches in Liquid Product Draft Guidance - AHPA, IASC Joint Comments
In joint comments filed Tuesday, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and International Aloe Science Council (IASC) assert the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) overreaches when it suggests that packaging or serving size may be factors – and potentially the only factor – that are indicative of whether a liquid supplement product is represented as a conventional food.
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