Regulatory

Tuesday 15 August 2006 A Spanish company has asked the Agency’s expert advisers on novel foods to consider its application for a phytosterol ingredient under the simplified approval procedure. The company, Lipofoods, has asked for an opinion on...

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The Asian supplements industry has received a significant boost with the creation of the ASEAN Alliance of Health Supplement Associations (AAHSA), a body that will work toward regulatory harmony in food supplements in 10 Asian countries. ASEAN...

In an assessment of more than 90 North American cholesterol-lowering supplements, testing house Consumerlab.com has found most meet their label claims for both dosage and efficacy. ...

August 3, 2006 – Mumbai, India - GCI Nutrients-India reports that the Indian Food Safety and Standards Bill 2005 will soon be signed into law. On August 25, 2005, the bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry of Food Processing...

A ban on the use of kava kava – a herbal ingredient previously used in some cereal bars, teas and smoothies – is to continue in the UK. ...

The expert scientific committee that advises the Agency on novel foods is calling for comments on its draft opinion of a noni juice product. Leap of Faith Farms wishes to market its noni juice obtained from noni fruit grown in Panama in four forms...

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Fuji Health Science, Inc., Mount Laurel, NJ announced today that its parent company, Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,078,040, which involves inhibiting the expression of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines by...