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The Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive is changing the face of the botanicals extracts and supplements sector – in the European Union at least. The requirement for herbals to demonstrate good science has never been more urgent as health claims scrutiny tightens and consumer interest heightens. |
Yorkshire putting in for functional ingredients initiative
07-Apr-2009 - UK clean-label ingredients specialist, Ulrick & Short, is targeting functional foods in a new Yorkshire-based, multi-party initiative that will deliver its first product by year’s end.
Broccoli sprouts may cut stomach ulcer risk
06-Apr-2009 - Daily consumption of broccoli sprouts may cut Helicobacter pylori infections, and offer protection against stomach ulcers, and maybe cancer, says a new study.
The promise of Afghan pomegranates
31-Mar-2009 - A scheme that aims to replace poppy plantations with pomegranate orchards in war-ravaged Afghanistan is winning support with up-market UK retailer Waitrose throwing its weight behind the project.
Early soy intake may slash breast cancer risk later in life
30-Mar-2009 - High intakes of soy during childhood may reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer later in life by 58 per cent, according to a new study.
Deadly turmeric supplements recalled
26-Mar-2009 - The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a product recall for two brands of anti-inflammatory turmeric food supplements found to be contaminated with the prohibited drug, nimesulide.
Tainted turmeric supplements linked to Scandinavian deaths
23-Mar-2009 - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned the UK public to avoid a brand of turmeric food supplements containing a drug called nimesulide after it was linked to two deaths and several liver damage cases in Scandinavia.
Study identifies new class of functional foods
19-Mar-2009 - Stressing plants to induce their natural defences could lead to a new range of functional foods enriched with a plant's natural defensive compounds, phytoalexins.
How convenient: superfruits steal fruits’ thunder
19-Mar-2009 - Young people are increasingly interested in getting their serve of fruit in a processed form and quickly turning away from whole fruits, according to author and editor, Julian Mellentin.
EBF welcomes EC’s judgment on Spanish botanicals
09-Mar-2009 - The European Botanical Forum (EBF) has welcomed the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) judgement against Spain for not applying the principle of mutual recognition in its policy on botanical food supplements.
Green tea may protect gums against disease
09-Mar-2009 - Consuming green tea may offer protection against gum disease, a condition that may affect over 30 per cent of the population, suggests a new study from Japan.
EFSA still not engaging with industry on botanical claims, say stakeholders
05-Mar-2009 - Stakeholders in the botanicals industry have again highlighted their concerns regarding the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) approach to health claims regulation in a meeting with the authority last week.
UK consumer watchdog questions functional foods
03-Mar-2009 - The influential UK-based consumer welfare advocate, Which?, has poured scorn on some functional foods, despite the fact 59 per cent of its highly sceptical members buy omega-3, probiotic and other functional foods.
Broccoli sprouts may reduce asthma: Study
03-Mar-2009 - A naturally occurring compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against asthma and other conditions due to respiratory inflammation, says a new study.
Cancer fighting broccoli extract deal signed
02-Mar-2009 - UK start-up Evgen Limited has joined with a noted Danish vegetable researcher to bring broccoli extracts to market that have demonstrated anti-cancer potential.
Cognis streamlines operations with sale of botanicals business
02-Mar-2009 - Cognis says the sale of its botanical extracts division to Burgundy Botanical Extracts Iberia will increase the company’s competitiveness and increase efficiencies.
Blueberries may reduce childhood cancer risk: Study
23-Feb-2009 - Extracts from blueberries may reduce the size of tumours primarily found in infants and children, and improve survival, suggest new findings from a study with mice.
EFSA cans cranberry health claim
17-Feb-2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a negative opinion to global cranberry leader Ocean Spray for an article 14 health claim relating consumption of cranberry and urinary tract infection (UTI) in women.
Hoodia finds life after Unilever
17-Feb-2009 - Phytopharm, the UK start-up Unilever dumped in November after spending more than €20m euros in a failed attempt to develop a hoodia-based weight management product, says it is in discussions with major food and food supplements players about the South African fruit extract.
Garlic’s antioxidant power pinpointed by researchers?
02-Feb-2009 - Canadian scientists have found that the antioxidant power of garlic is related to the organic compound allicin, research that deepens our understanding of the potential benefits of this food and supplements favourite.
EFSA tells Unilever black tea not proven to focus attention
20-Jan-2009 - The European Food Safety Authority has turned down Unilever-submitted health claims linking black tea consumption and improved mental focus because they failed to demonstrate causality.
European herb group issues fact file to clear botanical air
20-Jan-2009 - The European Botanical Forum (EBF) has released a “communication tool” it says will “correct some commonly-held misapprehensions about botanical food supplements”.
Garlic science lacking for cancer health claims: Researchers
07-Jan-2009 - No “credible evidence” exists in the literature to support the potential of garlic to reduce the risk of cancer, according to a new review from Korea.
Mutual recognition to benefit herbal players
16-Dec-2008 - A workshop hosted by the European Botanical Forum has highlighted European Union mutual recognition principles that are due to become law in May, 2009, as a way to benefit the herbal sector.
Omega-3, probiotics, plant extracts not ruled by Supplements Directive, says EC
10-Dec-2008 - Adding nutrients such as some herbal extracts, omega-3s, probiotics, glucosamine and more to the Food Supplements Directive (FSD) is impractical and unworkable, the European Commission has stated.
UK regulator urges herbal product registration
02-Dec-2008 - A UK medicines regulator committee has agreed proposals to encourage 100s of herbal products in the UK to be registered under the European Union Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD).
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