Rejected prebiotic player: EFSA didn’t follow own guidelines; eyeing EU Ombudsman
UK start-up Clasado Limited says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) failed to follow its own prebiotic guidelines in rejecting the firm’s gut health claims.
Archives for September 24, 2012
ECJ alcohol ruling strengthens EU health claims position
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has given strength to EU health claim laws by backing health claims of “temporary or fleeting effects”.
Danone settles Canadian Activia health claims lawsuit
Danone has settled a class action lawsuit in Canada relating to claims made on labels, packaging and advertisements for its Activia yogurt and DanActive probiotic drinks products.
Study links vitamin D to heart disease and early death
Low levels of vitamin D may be associated with a ‘markedly higher’ risk of heart attack and early death, according to new research.
Marlyn Nutraceuticals earns NSF GMP for Sport certification
Marlyn Nutraceuticals Inc., a Phoenix-based contract manufacturer, has successfully completed an NSF GMP for Sport certification program, the company announced recently.
Letter to FDA seeks guidance on FSMA food facility registrations
A group of industry trade associations has sent a letter to FDA asking for clarification for the process of registering their facilities under the Food Safety Modernization Act. The deadline approaches, and FDA has yet to release the guidance for how to...
Buckwheat benefits linked to d-fagomine content
A diet rich in buckwheat products would provide a daily dose of the sugar d-fagomine linked to benefits in the range of the active dose seen in supplemental studies, says a new study.
LIMS slowly displacing paper records in labs
Electronic record keeping is slowly making inroads into the analytical chemistry side of the dietary supplement business. But for many lab techs, it’s still a pencil and paper world.