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EFSA health claims

Table salt replacer not proven to lower blood pressure

By Shane STARLING

EFSA has rejected a German health claim submission that a table salt replacer could significantly lower blood pressure even though a clinical trial showed significant results.

EU copper intakes up for review

EU copper intakes up for review

By Shane STARLING

Stakeholders have until August 6 2015 to submit comments to EFSA on draft dietary reference values (DRVs) for copper in the European Union.

Norway investigates 'alternative' fish oil for the first time - and records first instances of contaminants in 15 years of testing

Norway warns on polluted fish oil supplements

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has urged consumers to throw away three 'alternative' fish oil supplements after tests revealed they contained carcinogenic contaminants way over EU safe limits. 

“Springwave will be sold in July, exclusively in Paris and in several hotels and SPA of ACCOR group.”

“Our aim with this cooperation is to get food products made with ‘algility’ microalgae into consumers’ hands faster.”

Roquette boosts algae project with beverage partner

By Shane STARLING

French supplier Roquette has inked a deal with a food and beverage innovator it met at the SIAL food industry trade show last year to develop products for its nascent chlorella microalgae offerings.Fellow French firm Algama won an award for innovation...

'Allergies in childhood can be the first step of an allergic cascade leading to multiple allergies later in life,' says Nestlé

patent watch

Nestlé files patent for pregnancy probiotic

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Nestlé has filed a patent for probiotics to be taken during pregnancy and lactation, which it says help reduce the risk of allergies for the infant. 

Irish authorities warn consumers not to buy health products online

Irish man dies after taking toxic DNP slimming tablets

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

A young Irish man has died after apparently taking slimming tablets bought online that contained the toxic fat burner dinitrophenol (DNP), the Irish Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has said.

Probiotic drinking yoghurts have been hit by the EU ban on probiotic marketing

Special edition: Immunity

Pre- & Probiotics market snap-shot; ban to cost €1.5bn by 2020 in EU6

By Shane STARLING

The EU’s ban on prebiotics and probiotics as marketing tools has cost the market €500m and will cost a further €1bn by 2020 according to Euromonitor International data – and that’s just drinking yoghurt. Other formats have also been hit.

Adding immune minerals and vitamins slowly and gradually undermines the credibility of and trust in a brand for something like probiotics, says HealthyMarketingTeam president

Special edition: Immune support

Easy-win immune claims are vampires on tricky co-ingredients

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Adding in ingredients like vitamin C to make legal immune health claims may sell products short term, but this sucks the blood from more challenging ingredients like probiotics and botanicals, says a marketing expert.

'Value has been torn out of the UK milk market in recent years, as a result of the grocery retailer price wars': Mintel

How food industry can boost milk’s value: fortify it

By Michael Stones

Fortified milk could help to boost the value of milk sales, despite supermarket price war slashing the price of the white stuff to as little as 89p for a four pint bottle, according to new research from market research organisation Mintel.

“This expansion to the world's most populated country supports Raisio’s aim to open up new markets for Benecol products together with its licensing partners...

Benecol enters China

By Shane STARLING

Finnish food-agriculture giant Raisio has launched its cholesterol-lowering, plant stanol-based Benecol brand in China in a powder form via mostly medical channels in its big coastal cities.

“Aker BioMarine has appointed a talented leader with a vision of how to take the company into the future.”

Norwegian krill player appoints new chief

By Shane Starling

Matts Johansen has been appointed CEO of krill major Aker BioMarine with a mandate to “to continue to develop one of Norway's most exciting biotechnology companies into a solid and predictable company”.

The problem with botanicals is just a matter of colliding cultures, industry interests and of process, says managing director for Italian-based Hylobates Consulting

It's time to end EU’s botanical Babel, says expert

By Luca Bucchini, Hylobates Consulting managing director

The EU is old enough and ugly enough to get itself out of its botanical rut, so what's the hold up? Dr Luca Bucchini, managing director of Hylobates Consulting, asks.

Tablet tiredness: Probiotic chocolate could be attractive supplement alternative, claims Milsing.

Special edition: Innovations in better-for-you confectionery

Probiotics more stable in chocolate than pills, says Milsing

By Oliver Nieburg

Chocolate is a more effective delivery system than capsules and tablets for probiotics and could be an attractive alternative for consumers, according to Croatian supplement firm Milsing.

Norway prepares for regulation on 'other substances' in food supplements

Norway looks at 44 unregulated 'other substances'

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) has asked its scientific committee to assess the safety of 'other substances' found on the Norwegian market - something it says is "largely unregulated" at EU level.

BEUC calls for caffeine claim ban following EFSA opinion

BEUC calls for caffeine claim ban following EFSA opinion

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

With the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) caffeine safety opinion finally published yesterday, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has called now for the ‘obvious conclusions’ to be drawn.

Chia claims as they stand on the WFH home page today

ASA ruling

Healthy water slugged over claims abuse

By Shane STARLING

Scotland-based supplement and infused water distributor Water for Health (WFH) has been censored by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for making non-authorised immunity and other claims for chlorella and other infusions in the European Union.

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