17 Jul 2020 --- This week in nutrition news, Givaudan set plans in motion to become a certified B Corporation. The UK government will investigate improving health outcomes of children under the age of two and a half, keeping socioeconomic factors in mind. The Dutch Office for Risk Assessment and Research (BuRO) declared food supplements with black cohosh extracts unsuitable for vulnerable patient groups and in neighboring Germany, the Supreme Court ruled that dosage is not a deciding factor when classifying supplements. Research endeavors showed that American River Nutrition’s annatto tocotrienol can support liver function in patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), while a US-based study suggested that eating fish can protect elderly women’s brains from air pollution.
