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The U.S. Senate has passed S. 510, FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act (FDAFSMA), sending the bill to the House of Representatives for action. Read More »

Proprietary Nutritionals, Inc. has improved Cran-Max, a proprietary cranberry concentrate, to provide a minimum of 7.2% PAC (proanthocyanidins) content per 500 mg. One 500 mg capsule of Cran-Max will now provide 36 mg of PAC, meeting the French Food… Read More »

New product development in the European supplements sector is slowing down and food product manufacturers are switching to more general claims in the healthy foods space, as uncertainty around European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims continues. Read More »

DSM Nutritional Products has confirmed that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued positive opinions on the beneficial effects of DHA and EPA on brain health, heart health and vision. Health claims for DHA and EPA were submitted through… Read More »

Two moves by the European Commission regarding Article 13 and Article 14 health claims will affect omega 3 claims that have already received positive opinions from the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), according to the Global Organization for EPA a… Read More »

Cognis Nutrition & Health, La Grange, IL, has received a positive opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) regarding article 13.1 health claims for omega 3 DHA and vitamin E. Meanwhile, the company’s health claims in relation… Read More »

Consumer demand for sustainable food and drink continues to grow, and companies are increasing the supply, as Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) has tracked more than 13,000 new sustainable food and drink products since 2005. While 84% of consumers say they regularly buy green or sustainable food and drink, some are unaware of what the claims actually mean. Read More »

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released its third wave of scientific opinions on Article 13 'general function' health claims, including three that addressed EPA and/or DHA claims for a variety of health conditions, according to the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED), Salt Lake City, UT. Read More »

The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN), Washington, D.C., has given its 2010 Apple Awards to Jon Benninger of Virgo Publishing, LLC, Vasilios “Bill” Frankos, PhD, of Herbalife Ltd. and formerly with FDA, and John Wise, PhD, c… Read More »

Two moves by the European Commission regarding Article 13 and Article 14 health claims will affect omega 3 claims that have already received positive opinions from the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), according to the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3. Read More »