Regulatory

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...

London, England: A recent EU discussion paper raised the possibility of stricter regulations for health and nutritional claims on foods in the context of European community-wide harmonisation of food labelling laws...

A major new alliance of organisations from the US dietary supplement industry has been launched. The Dietary Supplements Education Alliance (DSEA), made up of supplement retailers, manufacturers, trade organisations, health publishers and...

Berlin, Germany: The free availability of beta-carotene products in German health food stores continues to be threatened by government concerns about the supposed risks of the vitamin...

This month's "Patents File" by Judy Davis takes a look at recent patents in the field of pre- and probiotics. ...

In cases in which scientific evidence has been overwhelmingly established for a particular food or ingredient's relationship to a particular disease condition, to the point where "significant scientific agreement" has been attained, as defined by...

Brussels, Belgium: Disagreements about the role of food supplementation continue to hamper the progress of the European Supplements Directive, a mammoth attempt to harmonise supplement legislation across the European Union which was formally...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Dr Els Borst-Eilers, the Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, has rejected suggestions from the Consumentedbond (Consumer's Association) that the government should force manufacturers of functional foods to...