November 2009
EHPM: health claim rules are flawed and killing innovation www.nutraingredients.com: 05 November 2009
The European Union health claims regulation is a good idea being badly implemented according the Peter van Doorn, the chairman of leading
trade group, EHPM. For the full story click here
October 2009
EFSA affirms omega-3 can benefit baby brains and eyes www.nutraingredients.com: 28 October 2009
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed that the omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and ALA, can benefit eye and cognitive development in babies. For the full story click here
More clarification needed on health claims, says EHPM Functional Ingredients Magazine: 12 October 2009
Industry leaders say they are "puzzled" by a raft of negative opinions issued by the European Food Safety Authority in relation to the EU Nutrition & Health Claims Regulation. For the full story click here
September 2009
EFSA botanicals advice does not consider QC, says EHPM www.nutraingredients.com: 15 September 2009
The guidance on the safety of botanicals published last week by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) does not take into consideration
quality control measures industry has taken to address safety concerns, according to an EU trade group. For the full story click here
Regulation: Resveratrol from GRAS to novel foods www.nutraingredients.com: 11 September 2009
As with many relatively new ingredients, resveratrol has had to prove its safety and efficacy to gain regulatory approval in various markets since its widespread commercial availability in the early 1990s. For the full story click here
July 2009
EFSA: First article 13.1 health claim opinions delayed until September, 2009 www.nutraingredients.com: 14 July 2009
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Commission have acknowledged for the first time that the July 31 deadline for publication of the first batch of health claim opinions will not be met. For the full story click here
EFSA receives alternative article 13.1 claims assessment model www.nutraingredients.com: 07 July 2009
Food industry associations have banded together to present the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with an alternative model for assessing article 13.1 health claims. For the full story click here
June 2009
Industry demands 'urgent' article 13.1 EU health claims dialogue www.nutraingredients.com: 15 June 2009
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) should shelve plans to publish its first batch of 1024 article 13.1 health claims by the end of July until a dialogue can be opened with an increasingly apprehensive industry to clarify key aspects of the scientific assessment process, trade groups have said. For the full story click here
EU Groups Want Review of Article 13 Claims Process www.naturalproductsinsider.com 12 June 2009
BRUSSELS, Belgium—As the July deadline for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to release its first list of health claims evaluated under the new Article 13 Regulation approaches, three European trade associations are asking the European Commission (EC) to head back to the drawing board and reassess the review process. For the full story click here
May 2009
EC commissioner: 2010 health claims deadline will not be met www.nutraingredients.com: 28 May 2009
The EC’s Basil Mathioudakis has admitted that the January, 2010, deadline for all nutrition and health claim submissions to be processed in the European Union is unrealistic and will not be achieved. For the full story click here
EU mutual recognition rules to benefit industry, says EHPM www.nutraingredients.com: 19 May 2009
Mutual recognition rules have been confirmed by the European Union, a move that can benefit food and supplements manufacturers seeking to trade products across the bloc’s 27 member states. For the full story click here
EU mutual recognition regulation becomes available www.foodingredientsfirst.com: 15 May 2009
A new European Union (EU) Regulation setting down rules for operators and national authorities on how to apply the principle of mutual recognition became applicable yesterday (13 May 2009), European trade organisation EHPM has said. For the full story click here
April 2009
Challenge to EU Health Claims Review System Global Food Law: 02 April 2009
Shane Starling, NutraIngredients.com (Mar. 27, 2009) suggests that a several European industry groups are dissatisfied with the approach being taken by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in it assessment of health claims. For the full story click here
Riding out the Storm Nutraceuticals Business and Technology: March/April 2009
If this year can promise anything, it will be higher levels of stress for anyone working in the functional food and nutraceuticals sector. For the full story click here
March 2009
EU Finally Meets with Industry on Health Claims www.naturalproductsindsider.com: 06 March 2009
BRUSSELS—A technical meeting between the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and three European trade groups for food supplements manufacturers and suppliers in Europe appears to have finally opened up the process on the health claims (article 13) process. For the full story click here
EHPM to put spotlight on mutual recognition at 2009 Vitafoods International event www.npicenter.com: 02 March 2009
How the new mutual recognition regulation can help break down national trade barriers in the EU is trade organisation EHPM’s key talking point for this year’s Vitafoods International event. For the full story click here
February 2009
Health food chiefs query EFSA's claims assessment process www.functionalingredientsmag.com: 10 February 2009
Industry leaders raised concerns over the final Article 13 health claims list published by the European Food Safety Authority in January. For the full story click here
No harmonisation of bioactives needed, says Europe www.functionalingredientsmag.com: 24 February 2009
No further harmonisation of bioactive and botanical ingredients used in food and nutritional products across the European Union is necessary at this stage, according to a European Commission report. For the full story click here
January 2009
EU VMS maximum levels draw closer www.nutraingredients.com: 28 January 2009
A meeting held yesterday in Dublin has confirmed European Commission/European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientific safety substantiation principles in the setting of maximum permitted levels (MPLs) for vitamins and minerals in food supplements. For the full story click here
Where are missing article 13 health claims? asks EHPM www.nutraingredients.com: 27 January 2009
A major European trade group has chimed in with criticism of the latest version of the European Union health and nutrition claims article 13 list, adding to industry concern that claims are being removed or modified without clear explanation from authorities. For the full story click here