Sweden: Even restaurant menus can be health claims
Even restaurant menus can bear unauthorised health claims, according to guidance issued by Swedish authorities.
Archives for July 22, 2013
Industry and public to be consulted on fibre claims Down Under
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released a consultation paper about the qualifying criteria for dietary fibre nutrition content claims.
Clinical study points to skin lightening properties for PYC nutricosmetic
Laboratoire PYC has revealed the results of a clinical study that is said to validate skin lightening claims for its Pearl My Skin nutricosmetic formula, which is likely to be targeted worldwide, but specifically at the Asia Pacific market.
Dow Healthy Oils buys Armfield margarine crystalliser
Dow AgroSciences has installed an Armfield FT25BBP Continuous Margarine Crystalliser to prepare various shortenings and finished food products containing Omega-9 Oils.
Herbals are ‘safe and effective’ for vascular dementia, say researchers
Chinese herbal medicines appear to be safer and more effective than control measures in battling vascular dementia, according to a new meta-analysis from China.
FDA's GMP expert Brad Williams joins NSF staff
Brad Williams, a 30-year Food and Drug Administration veteran, has joined Ann Arbor, MI-based NSF International as technical manager of the global health organization’s dietary supplement GMP compliance program.
FDA targets diabetes claims with raft of new warning letters
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a batch of warning letters to companies making diabetes-related claims, as the agency continues its scrutiny of claims on products, websites, and beyond.
Low vitamin D again linked to mobility issues for older people
Vitamin D deficiency may increase a senior citizen’s risk of physical limitations like walking up and down stairs, and being able to dress and undress, says a new study from The Netherlands.
Capsugel achieves vegan certification on capsules to address growing market
Responding to market demand, capsule leader Capsugel has achieved vegan certification on its line of plant-based capsules, building upon the vegetarian certifications already in place.
‘We are clean,’ says Danish fish oil industry as police inquiry continues
The fish oil contamination case involving more than 3000 tonnes of illegal waste material being funnelled from human to animal nutrition purposes at Skagen in Denmark is not indicative of a broader problem, local industry has said.