Regulatory

Brussels, Belgium—The European Federation of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) has called for a deadline extension for companies to provide scientific dossiers to the Scientific Committee for Food (SCF), which sets maximum safety levels for...

Maine-et-Loire, France—After ten years of appeals and counter-appeals, a court in the central French province of Maine-et-Loire has ruled that vitamin C should not be considered a drug even in doses many times above the existing safety limit...

The market for functional drinks encompasses a wide range of products. These drinks are seen by the consumer as an ideal format for delivering a health boost, and what was once seen as a niche market is becoming mainstream. Judy Davis takes a look...

The legal status of functional foods called Tokutei Hokenyo Shokuhin in Japanese, translates into Foods for Specified Health Use, known as FOSHU outside of Japan. Under the Nutrition Improvement Law of 1991, the Japanese Ministry of Health and...

In the second of our series on organic ingredients, Lynette Thwaites investigates how the latest regulatory developments are impacting processors and suppliers in the U.S...

The development of a standard for Korean Insam, otherwise known as Ginseng, was agreed at a recent meeting of the Codex Executive Committee in Geneva. The decision follows proposals by the Codex Committee on Processed Fruit and Vegetables (CCPFV)...

Paris, France: The controversial hormone supplement dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is on the verge of reclassification as a controlled drug in France...

EU proposals for labelling genetically-modified (GM) foods announced in July have run into fierce opposition from the US. Officials from the Bush administration have lobbied the EU to water down the proposed regulations or drop them altogether...

Brussels, Belgium: Supplement manufacturers have expressed alarm about the European Commission's recently adopted proposals on the authorisation of genetically-modified (GM) foods...

Although eating sweets is not generally associated with a healthy diet, confectionery can be formulated to deliver specific health benefits. Judy Davis takes a look at some recent patents filed in the 'functional' confectionery area...