Fujicco Comments on Current Media Coverage on Soybean Isoflavone.Tokyo, Japan, Feb 6, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - On February 6, Japanese food manufacturer Fujicco announced comments on the current media coverage on soybean isoflavone i·so·fla·vone n. A flavonoid found in soy. isoflavone 3-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; many of the naturally occurring estrogenic substances in pasture plants are isoflavones. . The Food Safety Commission recommends that an amount of soybean isoflavone intake be around 30mg (aglycone aglycone /agly·cone/ (a-gli´kon) aglycon. aglycone the noncarbohydrate portion of a glycoside molecule. equivalent) per day. The media has reported risks associated with excessively taking soybean isoflavone. In response to the news reports, Fujicco has issued a statement that the comment made by the Food Safety Commission is intended for FOSHU FOSHU Foods for Specified Health Use (Japan) (foods for specified health use) or supplements, not for general soybean foods. The company has also emphasized that its four proprietary soybean isoflavone-based products, which are designated as FOSHU, pose no safety problem. The company explains that 40mg of soybean isoflavone glycoside as noted on its products is aglycone equivalent to 25mg. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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