The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a letter of no objection to Gencor for its branded Caralluma fimbriata extract called Slimaluma for use in meal replacement products.
The researcher behind a heavily criticised study linking Monsanto's GM maize and Roundup products to cancer in rats says he will not willingly withdraw the research, after the journal issued a 'withdraw or be retracted' ultimatum yesterday.
The high intensity sweetener Advantame is not associated with any adverse effects, according to a toxicology study over two generations of rats conducted by Ajinomoto.
Resveratrol can safely be consumed at doses up to at least 450 milligrams per day for a 60 kg individual, according to a new paper that supports the product’s safety.
Scientists have isolated a blue pigment from cultured soil bacteria
that could offer a natural colouring with an excellent stability
and toxicology profile for food.