On 5th December at the latest meeting of the Standing Committee. In a press release from the Commission they current status and details of the health claims voted into law and those awaiting a final decision, what will happen re enforcement etc are discussed….More to follow! SOURCE: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/868
According to a recent communication from the EC, member states will be allowed to forward for further EFSA assessment claims made on micro-organism (not sufficiently characterised). Furthermore, claims for which EFSA concluded that “the evidence provided is insufficient to establish cause and effect relationship” rather than “a cause and effect relationship has not been established” [...]
Recently the updated Dutch Choices logo called ‘Ik Kies Bewust’ was presented to the public. On the basis of criteria that define maximum levels of nutrients as fat, added sugar and salt, products are entitled to carry the Choices logo on the front of the package. Important to note is that this decision is based [...]
In a presentation to the Association of the European Self-Medication Industry (AESGP) Conference Brussels 2 February 2011 – Vittorio Silano suggests that and addition to the framework of Directive 2002/46/EC could be the way forward for botanicals. According to Silano, “This would require the adoption of an hoc Regulation providing for a positive list of [...]
According to a recent communication to the Commission by the Minister for Public Health, Welfare and Sports a draft decree has been laid down rules for the approval of a “food choice logo” representing foods which have and EFSA (and parliament) health claim approval. An Extension to the Nutrition & Health Claims regulation Regulation (EC) [...]
Since the rejection of glucosamine by EFSA as being able beneficially impact inflammation or support joints heath in the normal healthy population (EFSA Journal 2009; 7(9):1264) the market in Europe has been concerned. In the UK the MHRA have been looking to remove products claiming any relation to pain treatment and in Germany the courts [...]
Is this the begining of Nutrient profiling for products making health claims? According to todays judgent by the UK’s advertising Standards Authority (ASA) it looks like it is a sign of things to come. After receiving 3 complainants challenging whether the claim that the product was “nutritious” was misleading the ASA reviewed the composition and [...]
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the results of a survey investigating the levels of certain naturally-occurring chemicals called mycotoxins in a range of cereals and-cereal based foods. This is the first year’s results from a four-year rolling surveillance programme. The survey found that 97% of samples were below the legal limits for [...]
Will you be compliant come 2011? Thats just what many of the members at yesterdays recent UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) meeting on new rules relating to online marketing. The ASA’s new digital remit kicks into life on March 1 and the ASA is doing its best to answer queries from various industries including the [...]
The opinons will heavily influence the just a quick update that the next batch of EFSA opinions under article 13.1 are released next monday. The list will see 808 claims assessed and reduced to 75 scientific opinions and will include a focus on the sports market with claims on beta-alanine, whey protines, glutamine, BCAA, CLA, [...]
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