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Wrong said reg: Claims too sexy for NHCR
An online UK juice, smoothie and healthy food merchant has fallen foul of the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over blood cleansing and other claims for some of its juices.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) needs a role change but that won’t come with its transparency initiative but legalisation changes, says industry.
The EU’s central science agency is calling for input on a just-published draft opinion that recommends daily intakes from 80 mg/day for babies to 350 mg/day for adult men.
EFSA opinion wrap: Pomegranate, carob, coffee rejected. Vitamin D approved
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected probiotic dossiers from Canadian firm Lallemand Health Solutions (immunity) and Italian player Synbiotec (defecation) in a batch of opinions published today.
Depleted maternal iron levels in early pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of the baby being ‘small for gestational age’, something the study’s authors say needs a personalised nutrition solution in the absence of official recommendations.