Centralised novel food authorisation moves closer
Centralising novel food regulation at EU level should allow safe and innovative food to reach the European market faster, the European Commission (EC) has said.
Archives for December 20, 2013
BCAAs, Vitamin Angels, and adulteration of botanicals: Key lessons from NutraIngredients-USA’s special editions – Part 2
From brain health to muscle building, and from malnutrition to botanicals, our special editions have set record traffic levels for their in-depth articles and exclusive content. Here, we have the second part of our round-up of the key lessons from the...
'No evidence' iron levels are linked to hardened arteries
Long-held beliefs that the hardening of the arteries involved in atherosclerosis is linked to the body's iron levels may be unfounded, according to new research from UCLA.
Guest Article
CRN on silencing the critics with a dose of research
These are confusing times to be a dietary supplement consumer – one day, a particular nutrient is touted as a magic bullet, and the next it’s a waste of money. In this constant news cycle we live in, consumers are left even more puzzled about what’s...
2013 warning letters: NDIs, beverage vs supplement, and brand holders' obligations among important themes
Reading through the warning letter tea leaves, Denver-based attorney Justin Prochnow has come up with some important themes from the Food and Drug Administration. Obligations of brand holders, status of liquid products and the regulatory status of new...
'Proactive approach' key to staying relevant in dairy: NIZO
In order to remain relevant after 65 years in the dairy industry, NIZO Food Research has adopted a more “proactive approach” to its work, CEO Ad Juriaanse told DairyReporter.com.
“The impact of this longer-term erosion of the relationship with consumers will be profound.”
Appraised: 12 months in the life of the world’s toughest health claims regime
Widely despised and foreseen as an innovation crusher and healthy foods/supplements market wet blanket, we asked how life under the controversial EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) is panning out.
News in brief
FTC refunds almost $6 Million to consumers of acai berry supplement
Checks totaling $5,936,243.63 are being mailed by an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission to consumers who purchased acai berry supplements, “colon cleansers,” and other products from Phoenix-based Central Coast Nutraceuticals, Inc.
Vitamin K2 battles vascular calcification: Study
A vitamin K2-based GLA protein (MGP) matrix can inhibit vascular calcification according to an industry sponsored study published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.