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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 »

Dietary supplements are subject to a wide array of federal government regulations in the U.S., according to a new report published by the non-profit American Botanical Council (ABC), Austin, TX. Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

In comments filed with FDA, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Silver Spring, MD, called for the agency to withdraw what it called the "hugely flawed" New Dietary Ingredient Notifications Guidance. Read More »

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 »

The European Commission has authorized the use of steviol glycosides as a non-caloric sweetener in the European market. Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »