Regulatory

The trans-Tasman regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, has set 2006 as the year to finalise proposals for the mandatory fortification of the food supply with folic acid and iodine. After an initial public consultation, FSANZ issued...

Manufacturers Assured Ingredient is Safe for Use in Functional Foods and Supplements ...

May 26, 2006 - Hamilton, New Zealand - BioVittoria Limited, a New Zealand product development and marketing company announced today that PureLo®, the company's proprietary Luo Han fruit concentrate, has been affirmed as a GRAS (Generally Regarded...

MONTREAL, May 23 /CNW Telbec/ - BioEnvelop Technologies Corporation (the"Company" or "BioEnvelop") (BIE - TSX Venture Exchange) is pleased to announcethat it has received a license to manufacture under the Natural HealthProducts (NHP)...

CHATSWORTH, Calif., May 22, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Natrol, Inc. (NTOL) , a leading manufacturer and distributor of internationally branded nutritional products, today announced the establishment of a United Kingdom subsidiary, Natrol UK Ltd. At...

Europe ...

The much debated and amended Health and Nutrition Claims Regulation has won a near unanimous majority at its second reading in the European Parliament, which is likely to adopt the rule across all 25 European Union member states, possibly by the...

On May 17 the European Parliament (EP) voted in favour of two pieces of legislation that will affect in great detail the life of functional foods and food supplements manufacturers in Europe and exporting to Europe: The Nutrition and Health Claims...

Earlier this week, the European Parliament held its second reading vote on proposed Fortified Foods Regulations, intended to put in place common EU rules on the addition of vitamins, minerals and other substances to foods. A positive list of...

CHATSWORTH, Calif., May 18, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Natrol, Inc. (NTOL) , a leading manufacturer and distributor of nationally branded nutritional products, has entered into an exclusive patent licensing agreement with Oekopharm GmbH of Austria...