Inflammation

TWO WEEKS LEFT FOR EARLY BIRD TICKETS

Key themes announced for Probiota 2020: Get your early bird tickets now!

13-Sep-2019 By Nathan Gray

After its sell-out 2019 edition in Copenhagen, Probiota will be heading to Dublin in February 2020. Check out the key themes and outline agenda for the leading probiotic, prebiotic and microbiome event … and register now for the three-day festival of...

Czech authorities flag supplements containing excess mercury levels for sale on eBay

13-Sep-2019 By Will Chu

The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) is warning consumers to avoid food supplements containing excess mercury levels that are available on the auction site eBay.

EDITOR's SPOTLIGHT: SCIENCE & REGULATION

Slovakia softens regulatory stance on CBD supplement use

11-Sep-2019 By Will Chu

Slovakia looks to have eased its stance on cannabidiol (CBD) use as the country’s government deletes it from a list of psychotropic ingredients, essentially classing CBD as a non-regulated substance.

EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT: Science & Regulation

Italy updates labelling rules on curcumin extract use in supplements

28-Aug-2019 By Will Chu

Italy’s Ministry of Health updates rules governing the use of plant preparations and extracts originating from the Curcuma genus in response to a hepatitis outbreak linked to curcumin-based supplements.

EDITOR'S SPOTLIGHT: Science & Regulation

EC clarifies Echinacea extract supplement use as novel food ingredient

31-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

The European Commission (EC) clarifies the use of the extract Echinacea purpurea after regulation errors were made when extending the Novel Food in supplements.

Sweden's Supreme Court outlaws sale of THC-containing CBD oil

25-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

Sweden's Supreme Court rules that cannabidiol (CBD) oil made from industrial hemp containing any amount of the psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a drug,

Inside Europe’s booming and chaotic CBD market

24-Jul-2019 By Shane Starling

Europe’s cannabidiol food and supplements market was on display at a recent CBD expo in Berlin, with CBD supplement and cosmetic manufacturers reporting impressive margins in a controversial category defined by booming sales and baffling regulations.

Belgium recall same curcumin-based supplement linked to Italian hepatitis cases

15-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

Belgium’s Federal Agency for Food Chain Safety (AFSCA) warns consumers to avoid the same curcumin-based supplement known to Italian authorities after the country also reports cases of acute cholestatic hepatitis.

UK CBD group call on industry to prepare ‘strong foundation’ as sector booms

02-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

The Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) is calling on politicians, policy-makers, regulators, producers and retailers to play their part in contributing to the success of the cannabidiol (CBD) sector in the UK.

Gut-brain axis may be bridge linking chronic pain with microbiome changes

21-Jun-2019 By Will Chu

A Canadian study reveals the gut bacteria’s relationship with chronic pain in findings that identify changes in the gut microbiome in people with fibromyalgia.

Synthetic chili pepper extract gets EFSA approval

20-Jun-2019 By Will Chu

The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) finds no safety concerns with the Novel Food (NF) phenylcapsaicin, a synthetic chemical compound of the chili pepper extract capsaicin.

Bulgaria in contention to be first EU country to allow open sale of CBD

11-Jun-2019 By Will Chu

Bulgaria could be the first country in Europe to permit the sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) nutraceutical products on the open market, granting authorisation to US-based firm Kannaway.

Italy’s Supreme Court ruling casts legal doubt among country’s ‘cannabis light’ industry

10-Jun-2019 By Will Chu

Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled the sale of all cannabis derivatives such as oils, resins, buds and leaves as illegal in a decision that in principle outlaws sales of ‘cannabis light’ products.

Sabinsa adds three manufacturing sites to USP GMP verification program

22-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

Three additional manufacturing sites in India now have third party GMP verification, according to ingredient supplier Sabinsa.

UPDATE: Hepatitis cases linked to turmeric supplements rumble on as incidences rise to ten

21-May-2019 By Will Chu

Italy’s National Institute of Health reports a further six new hepatitis incidences linked to the consumption of turmeric-based food supplements bringing the total to ten cases.