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
The 29th of September 2011 see the final adoption by the European Commission (EC) of the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (FIR). After some 8 years in the making the process has finally come to a conclusion despite concerns in as late as May of this year of a collapse due to issues over Country [...]
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
In EFSA 5th batch released today some of the sports nutrition markets biggest ingredients have taken a pounding. The following is a brief overview of the opinions on this batch of health claims as they relate to the weight loss and sports nutrition industry…. . Sports Nutrition outcomes: HMB – Rejected RIBOSE – Rejected SODIUM [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
Twitter