Two-year count down for insect novel food approval
Producers of food-grade insects will submit a novel food application as soon as the new regulation passes into force, the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) has pledged.
Archives for November 19, 2015
Naturex CEO: “There is already quite an interesting list of first contacts.”
Naturex takes Barry Callebaut cocoa flavanols to the supplements aisles
Swiss Chocolate titan Barry Callebaut has handed the job of taking EU heart health claim winning cocoa flavanols to the supplements sector to French herbals leader Naturex.
EFSA revaluates novel synthetic oligosaccharides: ‘May cause mild gastrointestinal symptoms’
Doses of lacto-N-neotetraose and 2'‑O-fucosyllactose in foods and supplements for children aged 1-10 years could mean intakes linked to mild gastrointestinal symptoms in adults, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said in a second novel food...
Winclove eyes 'ear, nose & throat' with probiotic purchase
Dutch firm Winclove Probiotics is extending into ear, nose and throat (ENT) treatment with the purchase of 10 probiotic strains.
Eye health supplements may contain undeclared meso-zeaxanthin, say researchers. Nothing to see here, says supplier
Commercial lutein and zeaxanthin supplements for eye health may contain undeclared meso-zeaxathin, say researchers from Ireland, which may challenge a long-held hypothesis in the eye health sector.