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UK distributor Water for Work and Home has won new business with three major companies for its Wellbeing programme.

LycoRed has been granted patent protection by the United States Office of Patents and Trademarks, for an important invention in the field of cardiovascular health.

CSA International launches drinking water certification to meet new standards.

In a bid to appeal to more customers, Starbucks is changing its menu to include five new healthy breakfast options.

The Natural Hydration Council is being launched in the UK on 1 September to research and promote the environmental, health and other sustainable benefits of natural bottled water.

Finland-based company Hankintatukku Oy will start marketing Lipogen PS-Plus – a dietary supplement for mental stress control.

One person has died as a result of a listeria monocytogenes outbreak in Ontario. Another 16 people are sick, according to The Public Health Agency of Canada.

Jars of Bovril are being removed from British stores after a batch of the product was found to be contaminated with salmonella.

Guylian, renowned for its marbled Chocolate Sea Shells, has created extra dark chocolate Sea Shells with 74% cocoa.

PHS Waterlogic’s mains-fed water dispensers each have an anti-microbial surface that inhibits the spread of bacteria through surface contact.

Embodi, a new functional beverage in the US, is claimed to provide all the antioxidants and health benefits of red wine – without the side-effects of alcohol.

Spanish water cooler manufacturer Canaletas has reached an agreement with the renowned ACE Foundation to help combat Alzheimer's Disease.