The two-year frenzy surrounding the European Nutrition and Health Claims proposal continues unabated, with a further array of committee-level amendments submitted by the European Parliament, which was set to debate and vote on the proposal in full...
Two major industry associations have urged their members to refrain from selling ephedra until judicial and regulatory processes are resolved, in the wake of a US District Court ruling in April that the Food and Drug Administration erred in its...
Healthy foods and supplements manufacturers in Canada are concerned that proposed amendments to the Food and Drugs Act will bring an end to what has been a gradual shift to health products being uniquely classified, and usher in a reversion to...
With as many as four out of five new dietary ingredient (NDI) submissions being rejected by the Food and Drug Administration, some say the agency is using the NDI process to quash product innovation while others claim it is making up for previous...
Fifteen nutrients have been granted a stay of execution after the UK?s Food Standard?s Agency (FSA) announced receipt of Europe?s first scientific dossiers supporting nutrients not currently permitted by the European Union?s Food Supplements...
Israel will become the third nation after Denmark and Canada to pass legislation limiting trans fats in foods. Israel?s stance follows recently published US Department of Agriculture dietary recommendations advocating higher consumption of fish...
Supplements industry groups opposed to the EU Food Supplements Directive are hoping proposed amendments to forthcoming Nutrition and Health Claims legislation may keep more than 270 supplement nutrient sources on the market...
While the Glycaemic Index — a system that ranks foods according to their effect on blood glucose levels — continues to capture headlines, it remains a confusing concept, according to one prominent UK body...
Despite increasing harmonisation in Europe, enlargement has brought new regulatory challenges for companies looking to develop strategies to market their products across the continent. STEFANIE GEISER reports ...
While some industry experts say the Council for Responsible Nutrition?s federal complaint against Consumer Lab.com is long overdue, others are concerned the effort will create an unintended backlash against the industry...
