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high dosages of vitamins and minerals taken over a long period of time could cause permanent damage to your health and may lead to cancer, warns the uk food standards agency this week in a statement set to provoke a vociferous reaction from the health food industry. the warning comes after the publication of a report from the expert group on vitamins and minerals in which the independent advisory committee made recommendations on 31 vitamins and minerals.

ingredients developer zuchem this week announced that it has raised a considerable chunk of capital in order to develop new methods to manufacture alternative sweeteners. gaining funds from private and public sources, the us company succeeded in raising a total of $850,000 (€743.031) in the close of its series a financing. "zuchem is a perfect example of how organised early stage capital can be leveraged and where the strong partnership between public and private sectors will catalyse the growth of a promising new technology company," said tom churchwell, managing partner of arch development partners, a seed investment fund.

norwegian and japanese scientists have confirmed several culinary and medicinal herbs as important sources of dietary antioxidants. but they say their results demonstrate that there is more than a 1000-fold difference among antioxidant concentrations. the scientists, from the norwegian crop research institute, oslo university and the akita university school of medicine in japan, assessed the contribution of culinary and medicinal herbs to the total intake of dietary antioxidants.

keeping abreast of food legislation is of paramount importance for food manufacturers, but regular amendments mean this can also be a challenge. uk-based food knowledge & know-how (fkk) is organising a seminar entitled 'keeping within the law' to advise smes on how tokeep up with the requirements of current food legislation. the seminar will tackle a wide range of issues including food safety, food composition and labelling, and weights and measures.

the european commission has proposed new regulations allowing member states to grant aid for research and development (r&d) to small and medium sized enterprises (smes), without having to first apply for clearance from the commission, reports cordis. this is the first time that the commission has envisaged a block exemption of state aid for r&d activities. the move comes in response to the lisbon objective of increasing research and development spending to 3 per cent of member states' gross national product (gdp) by 2010.