Time is running out for cardio claims on free phytosterol supplements
Time is running out for firms making health claims about coronary heart disease risk on supplements containing non-esterified or ‘free’ phytosterols.
Archives for February 10, 2012
Health claims veto campaign steps up as MEPs object to health claims list
Campaigning against the proposed health claims register for foods and food ingredients can now move to the next stage after Members of European Parliament by lodged an official objection to the planned list of approved and rejected health claims.
CRN meets FDA on NDIs: We won’t budge on synthetics but there may be middle ground elsewhere
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials were “engaged” and “receptive” during a meeting with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) this week about its controversial draft guidance on new dietary ingredients (NDIs), says the CRN.
DSM ‘Sight and Life’ turns 25 and sees brighter future for the malnourished
Sight and Life began 25 years ago as a vitamin A-delivering emergency response to the Ethiopian famines of the mid-1980s.
EFSA sets recommended EU protein intakes at 0.8g/kg per day
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published population reference intakes (PRIs) for protein, the latest stage of its work on dietary reference values (DRVs), with a particular focus on levels needed during pregnancy and childhood.