Like all other food products, nutraceuticals must establish their safety and efficacy in order to win consumer confidence. Presently there are no mandatory clinical trials required before nutraceuticals are manufactured. Also most products are based on alternative medicines, which have existed for thousands of years. This gives rise to the feeling that there is no […]
Archives for September 2014
Are We Ready for the Nutraceutical Revolution in the Food Industry?
In recent years the demand for nutraceuticals, as a food product, is growing very fast. In India alone there are close to a 100 nutraceutical products that are being marketed here. The apex food regulator ‘FSSAI’ has realized that this is a sector that is on the rise and hence a whole set of new […]
Continuing Gloom During Festive Season For Imported Food Products
The Festive season is already knocking at the door but imported foods and beverages continue to be in short supply due to the FSSAI’s guidelines. Food and beverage firms like Lindt chocolates, Cadbury, Mars, Diageo, Ferrero Group, Tata Starbucks Pernod Ricard, Bacardi, William Grant & Sons, Brown – Forman and giants like GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare […]