Health Claims rejected
New EU regulation EU 155/2014 (19th of february 2014) contains rejected health claims according to krill oil and joints, vitis vinifera and venous blood circulation/swollen legs/diuresis.
EFSA approves health claims
EFSA approved infants health claims concerning iodine, iron and vitamin C as well as a claim for fructooligosaccharides (FOS) from inulin and a reduction of post-prandial glycaemic responses (january 2014). For further information visit the EFSA Homepage: www.efsa.europa.eu.
Expert opinion – a combination of (con-)science
There have been news about the calculation of fees for the juridical order and about the obligations of experts during the annual conference for experts at 30th of November 2013. Engaging an expert, you can be sure that (s)he combines science with conscience. This is also very important for scientific documents about the demarcation of […]
New Art. 14 claims authorised
End of july 2013, EFSA authorised new health claims regarding
- the maternal intake of folate and reducing the risks of neural tube defect and
so called childrens claims: - concerning magnesium and bone health,
- iron and brain health and
- vitamin A […]
Annual Congress of German Diätverband 2013
Food for special medical purposes as tube feeding and special dietary supplements have been the main topics during the annual congress of the German „Diätverband“(28th of June 2013 in Berlin). Well-known experts were speaking about the influence of tube and sip feeding treating and preventing the malnutrition, proven by medical and economic facts.
In future, for […]
EU-news about health claims and dietary food
11th of june, two important regulatory news have been published from Brussels:
- Regulation 536/2013, which contains the authorization of 6 new health claims for food (DHA/EPA), dried prunes, fructose, alpha-cyclodextrin)
- The European Parliament gave its green light on a set of clearer rules about dietary food. The new framework will cover food for infants and young children, […]
PARNUTS reform
The uncertainty, how dietary foods will be regulated in future, will come to an end. The European Parliament will vote on PARNUTS changes on June 11. The new legislation is supposed to be published in August or September, giving a provisional date for the regulation going live of August or September 2016, because of a […]
Food supplements for children
Necessary? What about the amounts of vitamins and minerals? An interesting topic, I am discussing with some of my customers.
Multilingual label for marketing a food supplement in Switzerland
To market a food supplement in Switzerland, I am just making up the obligatory texts in 3 languages: German, French and Italian.
Regulation EU 1169/2011 about food information
Please check your label early enough, because the regulation on the provision of food information to consumers will apply from 13 December 2014. I will be happy to give you support in making this adaptation.