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the 2010 global omega-3 market – just for foods and beverages and food supplements – is worth €5.57bn, according to a new report, with growth predicted of between 15-20%. the omega-3 sector continues to expand, according to packaged facts data packaged facts said the food, beverages and supplements figure, which excludes fish, represented a 17% rise on 2009. “this sector continues to show strong growth, although annual growth rates are naturally moderating downward from the explosive gains seen in 2004 and 2005,” packaged facts observed.

the food supplements industry has expressed disappointment it was not given more credence in the face of a recent uk department of health (doh) dietary survey that highlighted several significant dietary shortfalls. supplements can help make up widespread dietary \'five-a-day\' fruit and veg shortfalls professor david richardson, the scientific adviser at the uk council for responsible nutrition (crn), said food supplements could help bridge many nutritional gaps.

the european food safety authority (efsa) rejection last week of health claims for sports nutrients like l-carnitine, acetyl of l-carnitine, glutamine or tyrosine may have a devastating effect on the european market, warns french consultancy, nutraveris. the opinions, “would make us think that they might put an end to the existence of sport foods” said ceo cedric bourges. “this wide market particularly includes dietary products for sportsmen like cereal bars, proteins powder or drinks as well as food supplements with plants, vitamins and minerals or some other various substances like carnitine, taurine, creatine and of course proteins,” bourges said.

\\\'free from\\\' foods are still a niche sector, but strong growth means multinationals will inevitably get in on the game, says mintel\\\'s lynn dornblaser. speaking to foodnavigator.com at vitafoods, dornblaser explains the stories behind the market\\\'s global growth, such as new regulations on allergy labelling in south america, and labelling of products that have never contained any allergens.

the european energy and sports drinks, foods and supplements market is worth $6.3bn or 15% of a global market leatherhead food research values at $42bn. the us leads the way with 40% of that market. japan has 12%. it found sports and energy drinks accounted for 86% of this figure, food supplements 10% and sports foods 4%. “europe’s largest markets (in energy drinks) include the uk (575 million litres), germany (325 million litres) and spain (318 million litres),” it said.

the polish over-the-counter (otc) market may be slowing due to lower sickness numbers, but food supplements continue to perform strongly, according to a new report from pmr publications. food supplements remain popular in poland the market analyst said the market for otc medicines, food supplements and nutricosmetic products would decline from 11 per cent growth in 2009, to only three per cent in 2010.

as 2010 draws to a close, our journalists look back at the issues that have topped agendas across the food, beverage and dietary supplements industries in the last 12 months. commodity prices, bisphenol a, obesity, health claims, safety regulations, and more… sustainable supply chains amid new concerns of rising food prices and serious consideration on how to feed a growing world population, the food industry has stepped up its efforts on sustainability.

vitabiotics has withdrawn six food supplements, in a range of pack sizes, because the products contain higher levels of folic acid than mentioned on the product labels. the food standards agency has issued a product withdrawal information notice. product details all batches of products produced before november 2010 are being withdrawn from sale: wellwoman® original 30 capsules wellwoman® original 90 capsules wellman® 30 tablets menopace® 30 tablets menopace® 90 tablets menopace® plus 56 tablets perfectil® triple active 30 tablets – skin, hair & nails perfectil® triple active 90 tablets – skin, hair & nails perfectil® plus 28 tablets/28 capsules – skin, hair & nails no other vitabiotic products are known to be affected.

roquette has announced a tie-up with renewable oil and bioproducts firm solazyme to develop and commercialise microalgae-derived food ingredients from 2011. traditionally known for its focus on carbohydrates such as starch and sugar, roquette has invested heavily in microalgae since 2008 and the start of its ‘algohub’ research programme with 14 research partners, which has developed algae-based extracts such as omega-3, lutein and astaxanthin for food, food supplement and feed markets.