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    A Third of Nutrition Industry Professionals Finds EU Regulatory Framework Unhelpful

    The number has risen sharply over the past year, according to research from organizers of Vitafoods Europe.

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    One in three (33%) industry professionals surveyed by the organizers of Vitafoods Europe said the current EU regulatory environment is unhelpful, up from 25% at the start of 2017. Although 34% find the framework helpful, this figure has dropped from 37%.
     
    Experts believe dissatisfaction has risen because of the EU’s tough stance on health claims and the continuing regulatory deadlock on botanicals. “The increasing frustration is not surprising,” said Dr. Annegret Nielsen, senior consultant at analyze & realize. “Despite progress in some areas, the regulatory challenges for the industry have remained, or even increased, over the past year. It is currently very hard for companies to develop innovative products that comply.”
     
    Over a quarter (28%) of respondents to the Vitafoods Europe survey said the EU policy change that would most help their business was an overhaul of health claims regulations.
     
    This may be because it has become too difficult to get a health claim approved. “I think many in the food and supplement industry are frustrated with EFSA’s tough stance on the Nutrition & Health Claim Regulation,” said Dr. Elinor McCartney, president, Pen & Tec Consulting Group. “Once they established the GAS (Generally Accepted Science) claims list, companies found it extremely hard, and very expensive, to achieve new claims. The industry has worked hard to comply but many feel the compliance pendulum has swung too far toward‘mission impossible.’”
     
    Dr. Iris Hardewig, head of consulting & strategic innovation at analyze & realize, said the low number of approvals is a disincentive to research and development. “The frustration is high because clinical trials are a major investment for food companies. If it doesn’t lead to any competitive advantage, they refrain from investing in science. In that sense, the execution of the health claim regulation is not satisfactory, either for the industry or for the consumer.”
     
    Botanical Bottleneck
    A particular area of concern is the current deadlock on the regulation of botanicals. Thousands of botanical health claims have been on hold for several years while EFSA considers how to evaluate them.
     
    “The regulation of botanicals is a hot topic and a legal disaster area,” said Dr. McCartney. “The EC and member states seem unable to agree on how to sort out the anomaly that health claims are allowed on traditional herbal remedies, but the same claims are prohibited on food botanicals unless a dossier passes EFSA.”
     
    One solution that has been proposed is sector-specific regulation for botanicals. A fifth (19%) of respondents to the Vitafoods Europe survey said this was the policy change that would most benefit their business.
     
    Whatever the way forward, experts believe the current regulatory void is stifling innovation. “For large companies who invest strongly into product development, legal certainty is absolutely necessary,” said Dr. Hardewig. “Not only are botanical claims applications on hold, but the situation also discourages new developments.”
     
    Vitafoods Europe 2018 (May 15-17 in Palexpo, Geneva) offers a range of support and advice for visitors trying to navigate the regulatory maze. Resources will include the Advice & Expertise Trail—a self-guided tour leading visitors to top consultancy agencies with expertise in regulation (as well as product development, clinical research, market research, and marketing). Many of the event exhibitors will offer a wealth of knowledge on regulation and there will also be expert presentations on Vitafoods Centre Stage, as well as sector-specific advice in areas such as the Sports Nutrition Zone. 
     
    Meanwhile, a series of Business and Development Forums in the Vitafoods Education Programme, which runs alongside the Exhibition, will provide insights on recent and upcoming regulatory developments. In one of these, Patrick Coppens of EAS Strategies will outline the step by step process to register health claims. As a case study, the Forum will evaluate the current status of probiotics and why it is so difficult to register a claim in this category. Other Forums will explore topics such as microbiome product development and the new Novel Food Regulation and authorization process.

    Hope for the Future
    The EU is currently reviewing nutrition regulation through the Commission’s Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) program, which aims to keep EU law simple. Experts hope it will reduce the burden on the industry: “REFIT will hopefully bring a sense of proportion as well as insights into how the situation can be improved,” said Dr. Nielsen. “There are useful products between conventional food and drugs that might evaporate due to the current regulations.”
     
    “EFSA plays a key role in the evaluation of existing and new food components,” said Dr. McCartney. “But it would be even better if they looked at reducing bureaucratic delays. They should listen to stakeholders then do what needs to be done, focusing on maximum effect for minimum investment while preserving the EU’s excellent food safety record.”
     
     
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