Keep taking the tomatoes--the exciting world of nutraceuticals.

The market for functional of health foods is growing steadily, and new legislation in the USA is likely to give it an enormous boost. Although the public has been aware of health foods for a long time, the latest products really merit the label 'designer foods'. There are still a number of important issues to be resolved, but industry is preparing itself for major investment in a market that could dwarf that for drugs.