See our 10 most read China health and nutrition stories for this year, including Nu Skin's investigation into the death of a Chinese consumer, how China's regulator has introduced programs to stem illegal activities and rise the standards of...
China company Ecmoho is looking to work with more supplements and functional foods brands, strengthen its offline distribution and increase repeat purchases after its publicly listing on NASDAQ.
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We look back at our 10 most read trend stories this year, including functional food and beverage trends in Japan and Thailand, probiotics and sports nutrition trends in China, and the direct selling industry in India.
The consumption of yingyangbao (YYB) amongst infants and young children living in rural China has improved their weight and height, according to a meta-analysis.
The New Zealand High Value Nutrition (HVN) project has injected funds into a new research that assesses the potential of immune defence proteins (IDP), sourced from cow’s milk, in improving digestive health.
New research led by Fonterra found that transitional milk contains a higher concentration of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) and other nutrients as compared to mature milk in UAE mothers.
BY-HEALTH has signed a partnership with China e-commerce platform JD, where a customer-to-manufacturer (C2M) strategy will bring customised products to consumers.
Bubs Australia is on an expansion spree in Asia, with its latest move in Vietnam, where its infant nutrition products will be available in major mother-and-baby store Bibo Mart.
The New Zealand government is proposing to fortify staples such as wheat flour with folic acid to reduce the cases of neural tube defects (NTDs), including spina bifida, in newborns.
Australian daigou specialist Reach China is striving to get Australian brands in front of more Chinese consumers via a new experiential retail store at Queensland’s Sunshine Coast targeting the cruise ship tourism market.
In this round-up, we look at the health and nutrition developments in APAC, including FOSHU Vs FFC market in Japan, Nestlé China expanding its A2 milk category, and the brands topping the chart during Double 11 shopping festival.
Research from Morinaga Milk Industry has found that the infant-type human-residential bifidobacteria (HRB) could produce a key metabolite, the immunity-boosting indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), moving one step closer to understanding its benefits on infant...
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has introduced the 2019 version of its ‘Health Foods Naming Directory’ to standardise the naming of products.
In this regulatory review, we shine the spotlight on the Oceania, China, and Japan. One of the latest developments featured is Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) proposal to change the regulatory framework for sports supplements....
This round-up of scientific studies features findings on how a healthy diet could lower depressive symptoms in women, and how different probiotics strains could bring about a broad spectrum of benefits, including mother-and-baby, brain, and liver health.
Several human and animal studies highlighted have shown that probiotics supplementation in pregnant mothers can improve new-born immunity and reduce the risk of pre-term birth.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved an application by Nestle Australia and Nestle New Zealand to reduce the minimum protein requirement for milk-based follow-on formula.
Infants who consumed formula containing milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and lactoferrin (LF) scored higher in cognitive, language and motor tests by their first birthdays, compared to those who consumed formula without the two compounds.
This round up of finished-product brands looks at the plans that Chinese health foods giant BY-HEALTH has for its new research centre, Blackmores' ambitions in India, probiotic firm TargEDys' appetite-controlling product and more.
Brands are releasing new products that appeal to life stage nutritional needs, Euromonitor International reveals in its latest evolving trends in food and nutrition report.
Slovenian private label firm PharmaLinea is expecting to see a 150% growth coming from its operations in APAC, with products that boost immunity and alleviate anaemia expected to be a cornerstone of growth for the firm in the region.
China’s e-commerce giant JD.com has launched a new social commerce platform for selling low priced products, including health foods, in a bid to capture the market in low tiered city markets.
A growing number of clinical studies focusing on probiotics is seen in Asia, with China and Iran seeing exponential increase in recent years, according to an International Probiotics Association-backed review.
Australian retail giant Chemist Warehouse, famed for its cut-price vitamins and supplements, is on a market expansion spree in China and South East Asia.
The work being undertaken by trade body GOED to catalogue 4,000-plus human clinical trials on omega-3 will be showcased at the organisation’s forthcoming GOED Exchange in Barcelona.
In this round-up, we bring you some of the latest regulatory developments taking place in the health foods industry, with topics spanning from Foods for Special Medical Purposes (FSMPs), food fortification in India, and the sales of energy drink in New...
DSM says there is a need to adopt creative methods to deliver nutritional solutions that can meet optimal intake levels as cases of deficiency diminish.
Tests on a compound found in human breast milk finds glycerol monolaurate (GML) capable of eliminating disease-causing bacteria from the host while allowing beneficial bacteria to thrive.
The 2nd NutraIngredients-Asia awards held last Tuesday (Sep 24) seen more than 40 finalists vying for 12 award categories. Take a look at the recipients of each award category.
Four companies took home the highly-coveted Ingredient of the Year awards at the second NutraIngredients-Asia Awards…and here’s the full lowdown on the ingredients that took the top spot.
In our monthly round-up of industry developments in China, we feature how Chinese companies such as direct-selling firm Infinitus is expanding into South East Asia, and how a2 Milk is benefiting from growing product premiumisation trend in China.
A partnership between the a2 Milk Company and e-commerce giant JD has led to a surge in China sales, as consumers eagerly trade-up to more premium brands.
Australia’s Activated Nutrients is working with international probiotic giants to satisfy what it sees as the current market gap in precision probiotics.
APAC’s brightest and best finished products, ingredients and research projects have been revealed at the second NutraIngredients-Asia awards, held in Singapore.
Half of Asia’s paediatric associations had received commercial funding from breast-milk substitutes (BMS) infant formula manufacturers, against recommendation from the World Health Assembly, new research claims.
This round-up will feature our coverage on different brands, including the nutrition opportunities that Herbalife sees in APAC, Nestlé China’s environment-protection efforts with its tin recycling machine, Indian dietary supplement brand Pure Nutrition’s...
In this round up, we feature the current and upcoming health and nutrition trends, including supplement firms' interest in Thailand's hemp and CBD market, functional foods and supplements becoming a key contributor to Australian market by 2030...