Blackmores directors have unanimously recommended shareholders vote in favour of the scheme Japanese food and beverages (F&B) giant Kirin Holdings Company is acquiring Australian-listed healthcare company Blackmores at a cost of A$1.8 billion. Kirin and Blackmores have entered a Scheme Implementation Deed with Kirin offering A$95 per share for the[Read More…]
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Korean firm CJ FNT unveils functional nutrition brand ‘ActiveNrich’
ActiveNrich is making its global debut with natural antioxidant solution in Q2 South Korea-based CJ Food & Nutrition Tech (CJ FNT), a business unit of CJ CheilJedang, and a part of CJ Group, has announced the launch of its functional nutrition brand “ActiveNrich” as part of CJ FNT’s drive to establish a presence[Read More…]
Hong Kong’s BioMed Technology to enhance gut microbiome management
Thinking beyond probiotics with personalised and total microbiome support BioMed Technology Holdings, Hong Kong’s microbiome startup, has raised $2 million in its latest oversubscribed seed round from Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF), Gobi Partners GBA and The International Medical Co. (TIMC). The new funds will allow the company to further research and develop[Read More…]
Singapore reveals promising outcomes from healthy keto randomised controlled trial
New Healthy Keto diet plan includes calorie restriction according to individual profile An on-going randomised controlled trial started by Dr Lim Su Lin, Chief Dietitian, Department of Dietetics, National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore, in mid-2021 has shown good outcomes. In the trial involving 80 participants from the National University Health[Read More…]
Australia raises concern about chemicals in compostable food containers
To ensure the safe and sustainable use and disposal of compostable food packaging in Australia University of Queensland (UQ) researchers in Australia are analysing compostable takeaway food packaging for potentially polluting chemicals. Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon from UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS) said little is known about the substances used[Read More…]
High fibre wheat to enter Australian market
High fibre wheat that yields flour with six times the fibre of regular flour Australia will soon have access to High Fibre Wheat – a natural grown wheat that is high in amylose, where the resulting flour contains six times more fibre than standard wheat flour, without any compromise on[Read More…]
Japan reports mechanisms of bacteria-derived fibres in supporting gut health, preventing obesity
Researchers show that exopolysaccharide, a bacteria-derived prebiotic has many health-related benefits In a study recently published in the journal Gut Microbes, researchers from Kyoto University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and Noster Inc. in Japan, report the mechanisms of bacteria-derived fibres in supporting gut health and metabolism and preventing obesity. Probiotic foods such[Read More…]
Japan establishes future creation consortium for cultured meat
Contribute to solving environmental and food problems, improving people’s health, and proposing future foods The Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Shimadzu Corporation, Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc., Toppan Inc., and SIGMAXYZ Inc. have established “the future creation consortium for cultured meat.” The consortium focuses on concrete initiatives for practical implementation[Read More…]
Singapore’s TurtleTree debuts first-ever animal-free milk protein ‘lactoferrin’
While lactoferrin is already used in supplements and infant formulas today, supply scarcity means that demand cannot be met for other fertile segments like sports nutrition TurtleTree, a Singapore headquartered startup, has announced the debut of the world’s first precision fermentation-produced lactoferrin —LF+—a high-value bioactive milk protein and one of[Read More…]
Australian study suggests protective effective of intermittent fasting against dementia
The study is funded by the Dementia Australia Research Foundation Researchers from the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia are leading a study examining whether intermittent fasting can reduce the risk of developing dementia. Intermittent fasting, also known as time restricted eating, involves longer than usual[Read More…]
