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
After 3 long years the 13.1 list of health claims have been reviewed by EFSA’s NDA panel….see there comments here! http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/110728.htm
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” [...]
In an adjudication by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on the 6th April on of the UK’s largest vitamin companies Vitabiotics Ltd was challenged over b-vitamin and product based health claims. The claims included: To help maintain Brain Function & Performance Neurozan Plus contains NEURO-SPECIFIC MICRO-NUTRIENTS including phosphatidylserine, 5 HTP, Co-Q10, vit D3, B [...]
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 [...]
According to a recent adjudication by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) it seems that a US style disclaimer can help you avoid issues related to implied claims. Following a complaint against the name “Optiflex Glucosamine” that the product efficacy could not be substantiated the ASA ruled that: Upon Copy Advices recommendation, Healthspan had ensured that [...]
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 [...]
Health Concerns over the Red Bull Energy Drink were fuelled yesterday after Europe’s highest court upheld a French ban of the product. The Fizzy drink has been linked to several deaths and some experts have criticized its high levels of caffeine and other stimulants. Red bull is Britain’s best-selling energy drink, with 213 million cans [...]
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