CORK, Ireland—The Irish government, working through Enterprise Ireland, has created Food for Health Ireland (FHI), a partnership of leading academic and government research organizations and the country’s major dairy processing companies. FHI’s mission is to identify bioactive ingredients that can be derived from milk, ensure that any components found satisfy consumer needs and accelerate their commercialization, reported Nutrition Horizon.
“Although FHI has an Irish focus, we have a distinctly global outlook,” said FHI CEO Jens Bleiel. “We are keen to liaise with organizations from around the world that have similar objectives. Awareness of the value of milk-derived ingredients has grown significantly over recent years. Our ‘back to basics’ approach, molecular analysis and screening of the many different components that are present in milk, what we call ‘Intelligent Milk Mining’, is designed to identify those components in a systematic way that offer the highest potential to address some of the world’s most pressing health issues. These include early infant development, obesity, immunity/infection and heart health.”
