EU Considers Tougher Claims Rules For Functional Foods
Sep 01, 2001
London, England: A recent EU discussion paper raised the possibility of stricter regulations for health and nutritional claims on foods in the context of European community-wide harmonisation of food labelling laws...
U.S. Supplement Industry Forms Educational Alliance
Sep 01, 2001
A major new alliance of organisations from the US dietary supplement industry has been launched. The Dietary Supplements Education Alliance (DSEA), made up of supplement retailers, manufacturers, trade organisations, health publishers and...
Beta-carotene Supplements Under Threat In Germany
Sep 01, 2001
Berlin, Germany: The free availability of beta-carotene products in German health food stores continues to be threatened by government concerns about the supposed risks of the vitamin...
Patents File
Jul 01, 2001
This month's "Patents File" by Judy Davis takes a look at recent patents in the field of pre- and probiotics. ...
U.S. Legislation: Light at the end of the tunnel?
Jul 01, 2001
In cases in which scientific evidence has been overwhelmingly established for a particular food or ingredient's relationship to a particular disease condition, to the point where "significant scientific agreement" has been attained, as defined by...
European Union member states block adoption of supplements directive
Jul 01, 2001
Brussels, Belgium: Disagreements about the role of food supplementation continue to hamper the progress of the European Supplements Directive, a mammoth attempt to harmonise supplement legislation across the European Union which was formally...
Dutch Government Will Not Legislate On Functional Food Claims
Jul 01, 2001
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Dr Els Borst-Eilers, the Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, has rejected suggestions from the Consumentedbond (Consumer's Association) that the government should force manufacturers of functional foods to...
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