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Published March 12, 2012
In joint comments submitted at the end of January on the final three batch opinions from the European Food safety Authority (EFSA) and the risk management decisions taken on the basis of those opinions, the EHPM, EBF and ERNA all believe that a distinction between “maintenance” and “improvement” in the scientific assessment procedure is essential to avoid unnecessary rejections of health claims. Read More »
Published February 2, 2012
Cocoa—the antioxidant-rich raw ingredient used to make chocolate—is poised to become a major force in the market for functional and healthier food products, according to Julian Mellentin, director of consultancy for New Nutrition Business. Read More »
Published January 26, 2012
Health claims will be at the top of the business agenda for food companies this year as the European Union (EU) is soon expected to adopt a first list of generic health claims allowed for use, according to international food policy expert EAS. Read More »
Published January 19, 2012
European food and beverage manufacturers will soon be able to use a stronger health claim on products that contain Barliv barley betafiber (beta-glucan). In a summary scientific opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in December 2011, the panel confirmed a cause-and-effect relationship between barley beta-glucans and lower/reduced blood cholesterol. Read More »
Published December 13, 2011
Consensus among academics, scientists, authorities and the food supplement sector on the assessment of article 13.1 health claims is still a long way off, but opportunities for more dialogue have opened up, European trade association EHPM has said. Read More »
Published November 25, 2011
European trade association EHPM has hailed an ombudsman decision this week that a complaint it submitted against the implementation of the article 13 health claims evaluations is admissible for further investigation. Read More »
Published November 14, 2011
The European Commission has authorized the use of steviol glycosides as a non-caloric sweetener in the European market. Read More »
Published November 3, 2011
Food supplement trade association EHPM has urged the European Commission not to automatically reject claims that have received negative opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Read More »
Published October 20, 2011
Increased barriers to trade and less consumer choice will be the likely effect on the food supplement market if the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) article 13.1 claims evaluations become law, trade association EHPM has said. Read More »
Published October 5, 2011
Last week, according to the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED), Salt Lake City, UT, a class action lawsuit was filed against Dean Foods and White Wave Foods Read More »
Published September 13, 2011
The rising incidence of problems related to high blood pressure and weak immune system as well as the gravitation toward preventive healthcare is driving the European market for nutritional solutions in immune and antihypertensive health, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report. Read More »
Published August 26, 2011
Article 13.1 claims evaluations should not be finalized until a framework is in place to assess the totality of the evidence, European trade association EHPM argued. Read More »
Published August 5, 2011
Scientists on the European Food Safety Authority’s NDA Panel have reached a major milestone in their work on health claims by publishing evaluations of the last group of ‘general function’ claims, excluding those related to botanical substances. Read More »
Published July 27, 2011
According to international food policy consultancy EAS, 2012 will see advertising messages across the functional food market move in a new direction as the European Commission begins to finalize its draft article 13.1 “Union List” of permitted health claims. Read More »
Published June 30, 2011
The European Food Safety Authority has issued a fresh series of evaluations regarding Article 13.1 “general function” health claims. Read More »
