Mar 30, 2023 | Regulatory
On March 2, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued another preliminary ruling (Case C‑760/21) to clarify the classification of foods for special medical purposes (FSMPs), which are defined according to Art. 2(2)g of Regulation (EU) 609/2013...
Mar 30, 2023 | Regulatory
Regulation (EU) 2023/607 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2023 amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as regards the transitional provisions for certain medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices was published in the...
Mar 30, 2023 | Regulatory
Latest novel food authorisations In March 2023, the European Commission (EC) granted three more Novel Food authorisations with the publication of the final legal act. The following ingredients are allowed to be placed on the market: Bovine milk osteopontin as...
Mar 30, 2023 | Regulatory
Recently, various botanical preparations derived from traditional ayurvedic medicine have seen increased use as health-promoting ingredients in food supplements. However, the mere fact that these botanicals are of natural origin does not guarantee their safety as they...
Mar 30, 2023 | Regulatory
The consultation request under Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 concerns biotechnologically produced sodium hyaluronate for use in food supplements. Sodium hyaluronate is a product from a non-genetically modified strain of Streptococcus...