LAVAL, QC, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (“Neptune”) (NASDAQ.NEPT – TSX.V.NTB) is pleased to announce today that the European Food Safety Association (EFSA) has approved Neptune Krill Oil (NKO(R)) as a NOVEL FOOD and PARNUTS for commercialization in the European Union.
NKO(R) has successfully passed rigorous regulatory review and scrutiny by all member states of the European Union (EU), which approved NKO(R) as a NOVEL FOOD and PARNUTS allowing its immediate commercialization at a clinically proven effective daily dose in all 27 European countries.
 
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AarhusKarlshamn: AAK Summarised Financial Statement, 2008STOCKHOLM, SwedenAARHUSKARLSHAMN

STOCKHOLM, Sweden–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News:
The Group CEO comments
?The Group result for 2008 ended at SEK 851 million (653). Increased volumes and margins for Chocolate and Confectionery Fats and Food Ingredients, and positive developments in the most recent acquisitions within Food Ingredients are the main contributors to this improvement,? says Group CEO Jerker Hartwall in his comments to the report.
Fourth quarter 2008
? Net sales were up 28 percent, SEK 4,764 million (3,709).
? Operating profit, was up 19 percent, SEK 212 million (178), of which insurance compensation …

Medicines are those substances, by which any disease is treated or any kind of pain (severe or the acute) is relieved. Basically, there are lots of medicines available for the treatment purpose of a single disease. But it is essential to prepare the medicine under the invigilation of a qualified chemist. Generally, lots of researches are done before creating a new medicine. Since maximum of the medicines contain a trace amount of drug, so it is essential to perform the research works carefully to determine the exact amount of drug …

 
Food technology is regarded as one of the industry sectors where nanotechnology will play an important role in the future. It is commonly distinguished between two forms of nanofood applications: food additives (nano inside) and food packaging (nano outside). Nanoscale food additives may for example be used to influence product shelf life, texture, flavour, nutrient composition or even detect food pathogens and provide functions as food quality indicators. In the context of food packaging, nanotechnologies are mainly considered to be of use to increase product shelf life, indicate spoilt ingredients …

Blueberry wine making is extremely popular in the United States and some informal surveys have it ranked second in popularity only to blackberry in preference. Using blueberries in blueberry wine making has a lot of advantages both for taste and nutrition. Blueberries are rich in vitamins A and C along with other essential nutrients. They have lesser content of elements such as citric acid. Their sugar content is not too powerful and they can be squeezed for juice to be made into wine or dried. In some cases it is …

What better way to start off the recipe section of this brand new blog than with a brand new recipe? That’s right – brand new – never tested – not even tasted yet. Risky? Absolutely. But sometimes risk can be good. Right? Right.
I found myself today with an excess of apple cider. You see, I decided to brew my own batch of hard cider (which is a post for another time), so I bought 3 gallons of all-natural, locally-made apple cider (from Jaswell’s Farm in Smithfield, RI – actually, I …

FOOD additives are usually regarded as the culprit of some notorious food safety incidents in China, such as the melamine tainted milk powder and food poisoning caused by Sudan pigment, a synthetic chemical. Such scandals have led people to associate additives with poison, and make them reluctant to use additives. There is widespread misunderstanding about food additives across China, according to Wang Zhutian, Deputy Director of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. He stressed that melamine and Sudan pigment are not food …

Traditionally, Asthma is researched and known as a condition, which affects the respiratory track of the lungs. Asthma can be categorized into allergic and non-allergic or extrinsic, intrinsic and mixed asthma.
An extrinsic Asthma (allergic) :It is normally attacked by allergic things such as dust particles, fumes or smokes, animal dander, sugar, chemicals, drugs, environmental and industrial pollutants, food additive and tobacco, etc
An intrinsic Asthma (Non-Allergic): Generally triggered by adrenal glands’ disorder and emotional disorder such as stress, tension and anxiety.
It is wholly depends on the stimuli that trigger or target …

Anastazia! Anastazia is a beautiful woman that I know through Rawfu who also happens to be a homeschool mom like me! Her and her daughter will be enjoying the book Food Additives: A Shoppers Guide To What’s Safe and What’s Not! by Christine Hoza Farlow, D.C. and hopefully learning a thing or two about food additives! This is seriously a great resource that everyone should have!
I wanted to send it to everyone, I really did. I honestly believe that the knowledge in this book should be shared and I …