A recent warning by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) states that diabetics, pregnant women, children, and those with certain food allergies should stop taking joint health supplements containing glucosamine and/or chondroitin sulfate due to a risk of adverse events. This statement comes as a result of an [...]

Earlier this year, Food Supplements Europe (FSE) released an update of the Novel Food Guideline from 2018 on how to verify the novel food status under the Novel Food Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 (NFR), which considers the developments and experiences after 1 year of application of this regulation. The main goal of this guidance document [...]

EFSA has again rejected the health claim (under article 14) related to Nutrimune and immune defence against pathogens in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and upper respiratory tract (URT) from H.J. Heinz Supply Chain Europe B.V.. Nutrimune is a pasteurised cow’s skim milk fermented with Lactobacillus paracasei CBA L74. The claimed effect proposed by the [...]

The DRV Finder is an interactive tool that provides a quick and easy search to EFSA’s DRVs by population group or nutrient. It contains DRVs for water, fats, carbohydrates and dietary fiber, protein, energy, as well as for 14 vitamins and 13 minerals. It allows nutritionists and other health professionals to make quick and [...]

For two days (21st and 22nd March 2019), ProVeg International hosted the New Food Conference in Berlin. ProVeg is the world’s first internationally active organization that is committed to a plant-based lifestyle. More than 300 participants from over 30 different countries joined this sold-out event, and more than 3000 people followed the livestream. Due [...]

The confusion and uncertainties around cannabidiols (CBD) containing products continues even after the recent update to the Novel Food Catalogue by the European Commission. Under the Novel Food Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 (NFR), plants and plant parts which do not have a history of consumption in the EU need to be authorized before they are [...]

We would like to inform all our clients that Nutritional Capital Network (NCN) will be hosting a matchmaking business event (“NCN Europe VI”) on the 6th May at Vitafoods Europe (Geneva). The mission of NCN is to facilitate the financing and partnering process for health and nutrition companies. Companies of interest range from ingredient [...]