The scientific base of the company is centered in RIKEN’s omics center, Yokohama, around Piero Carninci’s team, in collaboration with the International School of Advanced Studies, Trieste. Nikkei Biotech, Oct. 31, 2012
Livita “Self-care” products, https://www.taisho.co.jp/livita/, directed against metabolic syndrome and related diseases, are under FOSHU labeling. Fat care” is a food for specified health use suitable for suppression of body fat absorption in the small intestine...
After the decision of the Consumer Agency on Oct. 24, total FOSHU agents are now 1019 (permitted) plus 1 (recognized). An interesting new area are products such as soba containing “resistant starch”, as offered by Matsutani Chemical Industry with claims of reducing...