A federal judge in California has given the green light to a class action lawsuit filed in 2009 alleging that healthcare giant Bayer misled shoppers by claiming its men’s vitamins could support prostate health.

A new paper published by the American Botanical Council (ABC) attempts to dispel the ‘puzzling’ and pervasive ‘myth’ that the US dietary supplements trade is unregulated.

Global probiotics leader Danone continues to prepare for the worst under the European Union’s uber-strict health claims regime that may this year deliver a baron, claimless landscape to the world’s biggest-selling functional food category, an official said today.

Below normal levels of vitamin D, due to low sun exposure, have been associated with increased incidence of food allergy and eczema in children, say researchers.