Adapting to changing rules governing food supplements in the European Union is the central theme of an upcoming workshop hosted by Brussels-based consultancy, European Advisory Services (EAS).
A UK-based health claims expert says the European Food Safety Authority’s interpretation of the European Union 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation is too narrow and straying from its intention.
Magazine adverts for follow-on formula containing prebiotics and omega-3s have been rapped in the UK for making brain health claims unauthorised by the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR).
An EU document seen by NutraIngredients is offering practical advice on submitting claims under article 13.4 of the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation.
The European Commission decision last week to remove botanicals from the nutrition and health claim process for further review has been welcomed by the botanicals and broader supplements sector.
To BPA or not to BPA? While the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) backed the continued use of bisphenol A last week, the real question is whether the verdict was a full-blown reprieve for the controversial chemical or merely a stay of execution.
Ingredients giant the Beneo Group claims that the current EU Commission approach to functional food health claims risks leaving a scientific ‘vacuum’, as industry players delay publishing proprietary science regarding new claims.
An Italian delegation from the Italian Ministry of Health told the European Health Claims Alliance conference in Brussels last week of reservations it holds transposing the 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) into the Italian legislature.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved a health claim for xylitol, sorbitol and mannitol-based sugar-free chewing gum that it reduces the risk of tooth decay.
An economic impact assessment (EIA) of the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation has found it will strip the non-vitamin and mineral supplement market of €1.031bn, or about 25 per cent of its value.
The European Commission this week pleased industry by announcing it would adopt all article 13.1 health claim opinions in one session and temporarily remove botanicals from the process.
Late 2011 or the beginning of 2012 is the new date when all non-botanical, European Food Safety Authority generic, article 13.1 opinions will be written into European Union law books, the European Commission’s Basil Mathioudakis told a health claims conference...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has turned down a health claim application linking a milk thistle extract to increased breast milk production after delivery.
Clinically measured, increased levels of microbiota such as lactobacilli and/or bifidobacteria in the gut will not alone validate health claims, the European Food Safety Authority’s health claims panel has affirmed this week. But significant reductions...
The European Commission’s decision to stop publishing article 13.1 health claims in batches and carve out botanicals from the process has met with more positive industry responses, as it will create more legal certainty and reduce implementation burdens...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected an article 13.5, gut health claim for a proprietary, two-strain, probiotic product manufactured by Italian firm, Synbiotec.
Industry has welcomed yesterday’s European Commission decision to halt publication of article 13.1 health claim opinions in batches, as well as temporarily removing botanicals from the process, but warns fundamental problems with the legislation remain.
Irish Member of the European Parliament Jim Higgins has tabled questions about the European Commission’s activities regarding vitamin D consumption and deficiency across the bloc, according to PA International.
Gencor, the Hong Kong based weight loss ingredient supplier, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has failed to objectively represent the science in rejecting its weight loss claims and subsequent appeal.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has affirmed five weight loss opinions it handed to Gencor Pacific in April, refuting criticism its health claims panel had discounted certain surrogate trial endpoints.
The three groups behind the soy protein-cholesterol lowering health claim rejected by the European Food Safety Authority in late July, say EFSA’s tight definition of soy protein denies real world use of the nutrient.
Kids are not going to stop liking chocolate, pizza, ice cream, or fries. Heck, neither am I. So why is industry so afraid of mandatory restrictions on marketing to children?
Collaboration on research between krill player Aker BioMarine and Norwegian food supplement manufacturer Sana Pharma could boost efforts to achieve positive opinions on health claims from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The fact that a particular nutrient deficiency is not demonstrated in a general population should not justify the rejection of a health claim, the European Commission has said at a recent standing committee meeting.
The FDA is too lenient regarding health claims and should follow EFSA’s lead and hold foods “to the same scientific standards as those for drugs”, according to the editors of Scientific American.
Relaxation botanical, valerian, has won UK registrations under the European Union 2004 Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD), as the registration window moves closer to slamming shut.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has turned down a health claim application linking an extract from grape seeds to a reduced risk of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI).
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is preparing to release opinions on three probiotic health claim applications, as panel members also meet to discuss their approach to the forthcoming gut health and immunity workshop.
German fruit extract supplier TropExtract GMBH has submitted an article 13.5 proprietary and emerging science dossier linking Amazonian superfruit extract acai and antioxidant activity to the European Union health claims process.
French health claims consultancy Nutraveris says the European Food Safety Authority was right in rejecting a soy protein-cholesterol health claim recently, because the supporting evidence was not specific enough.
Ajinomoto has filed a novel foods application with the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) for a synthetic chilli pepper extract the Japanese supplier says has weight management potential.
Daily consumption of a soybean oil rich in stearidonic acid (SDA) increased levels of omega-3 in blood cells after 12 weeks, says a new study from Monsanto and Solae.
The European Benefyt Foundation and the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH-Intl) are set to mount a legal challenge in the European Court of Justice against EU herb laws, after meeting in Brussels this week.
New Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) powers to monitor and adjudicate on online marketing materials will place web-based messaging for healthy foods under serious scrutiny for the first time, with many likely to fall foul of the agency’s guidelines,...
Finnish dairy and ingredients supplier, Valio, has lodged an immunity health claim application with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its probiotic strain, Lactobacillus GG.
In the fourth part of our special beauty from within series, we take a look at the regulations governing what you can say about nutriscosmetics products – which, in most jurisdictions, is not very much.
Hundreds of proposed botanical-health relationships ranging from antioxidant activity to skin health to immunity to gut health will almost certainly be rejected if the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) holds to its current methodologies, according...
The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) yesterday upheld public complaints about broadcasts of a TV advert for the low-calorie weight-loss shake Optislim, stating that it “must not be broadcast again in its current form.”
The chairman of the UK Herbal Forum has warned that the European Union may find its pharmacy store shelves filled with illegal herbal products if companies don’t register their products under the Traditional Herbal Products Medicinal Directive (THMPD).
In the fourth excerpt from a NutraIngredients health claims roundtable, our experts discuss the possibility that the 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation may end up being challenged in an institution like the European Court of Justice.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says there are no grounds for amending the omega-3 cognitive function health claim rejection it issued to UK omega-3 supplements brand, Equazen Eye Q, in February.
New consumer advice on fish consumption has been issued by French food, environment and public health agency ANSES, geared towards ensuring adequate omega-3 intake whilst avoiding excessive exposure to contaminants.
In the third excerpt from a NutraIngredients health claims roundtable, our experts wonder whether industry is being creative enough with the new European Union regulations.
Next week’s Nutracon Asia conference in Hong Kong will include a special one-day workshop on the regulatory state of play for dietary supplements and functional foods in Asia Pacific, giving case studies and showing areas of opportunity.
International experts have again called out for an increase in daily recommendations for Vitamin D, which they say is crucial to reduce the risk of a host a diseases.
An ongoing Food and Drug Administration investigation into sweetened, dried cranberries could prove key in the legal battle that intensified between cranberry enemies, Ocean Spray and Decas last week.
