Archives for May 6, 2009

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Dispatches from Vitafoods

EFSA scientist offers rejected health claim hope

By Shane Starling

The presentation of science backing some health claims, as well as problematic wording, have been the culprits behind some European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) article 13.5 and article 14 health claim rejections and not the science per se, according to...

FDA fails to reach state food safety audit targets

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken another blow as a US news organization published figures on Thursday showing it is failing to meet its goals for auditing individual states’ food safety inspections.