Heights, the online food supplement provider, is under scrutiny for the content of its email, website, and an Instagram post, with concerns raised about health claims made in its advertising materials.
A cognitive health innovation panel hosted at the Positive Nutrition summit last week (March 30th), discussed key consumer demands in a crowded market, legislation challenges, and the future potential for the space.
A video posted by supplement brand Tonic Health has been removed from social media after making un-authorised claims that one of its products can help fight disease.
UK start-up, Liquid Lipo International, will challenge a recent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling relating to “misleading” and “unsubstantiated” claims for its flagship fat-reducing product, Liquid Lipo Fat Dissolved Gel.
The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) has made available a resource that better explains the omega-3 health claims approved in the European Union.
Food and beverage manufacturers in the Middle East have been urged to stop toeing the line in terms of making any off-pack claims for their products, given increasing awareness and warnings raised by governments in the region.
The disparity between what health claims consumers want to read and what brands are allowed to say on pack is a huge challenge for functional food brands on the European market so it's important to choose ingredients and wording carefully to gain...
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has made available guidance on how food firms can best display nutrition and health claims on their products according to the latest advice.
Facilitating informed choice, consumer protection and market harmonisation are the priority, says an industry group in response to a document evaluating claims made on plants and their preparations.
The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) cites the majority of the cases recorded for breach of advertising rules concern food supplement advertising online and in printed media.
The European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA) has criticised the recently updated 4000+, article 13 health and nutrition claim list for containing re-worded claims or omitting them completely.
EFSA has published the list of functional health claims it has received from the Commission to be assessed under article 13 of the new health claims regulation; while the publication has been cautiously welcomed by industry, doubts remain about meeting...
The European Food Safety Authority has kicked off the eagerly awaited health claim assessment process with a slew of claim rejections signalling a hard line methodology that may see thousands of claims submissions binned.
A review of current health and nutritional claims on food products
has found consumers struggle when it comes to understanding what
the claim really means.
The European Commission has issued a statement relating to its
proposed Regulation on health and nutrition claims announced on 16
July 2003 in a bid to clear up complaints based on 'myths and
misunderstandings'
