Regulatory

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for public comment on a proposal for mandatory fortification of food with folic acid. ...

Dietary supplements are safe. Senate Bill 3546 makes them even safer...

If a US initiative backed by former President Clinton succeeds, all US schools will be virtually free of high-calorie beverages by 2009...

The Food and Drug Administration in May granted a qualified health claim for whole grain barley's ability to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, while it denied health claim petitions for two other applications. ...

The European Health and Nutrition Claims regulation set to come into force by year's end will favour larger food and supplements companies and see expenditure budgets shifted from scientific research and claims development into marketing and...

JapanDecision on Upper Intake Levels for Soy Isoflavones Last month the Food Safety Commission of Japan's Cabinet's Office finally decided that the daily upper intake limit of soy isoflavones (aglicones) in the daily diet is 70 — 75 mg and intake...

The European Commission (EC) has indicated it will simplify the laborious and unpopular Novel Foods process that many within industry see as stifling trade within and into the European Union. ...

Leader in enzyme based nutritional supplements hails arrival of bipartisan ‘Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act’ to Senate floor ...

Bill exempts retailers, provides flexibility in reporting for manufacturers ...

—Proposed Legislation Would Benefit Consumers and Business— ...