Feb 13, 2024 | a&r News, Regulatory
The demarcation between herbal medicinal products and supplements containing botanicals will be the subject of the “European Herbal Health Products Summit: Which Way Forward?” taking place in Brussels on February 20. Stakeholders from the nutritional and...
May 30, 2023 | Regulatory
As reported in a previous article, in order to clarify the novel food status of highly purified Curcuma extracts, the Italian Ministry of Health has consulted with the other Member States to gather more information on the significant use of curcuma extracts in...
May 25, 2023 | Regulatory
On May 25, a new regulation on the level of contaminants in food (Regulation (EU) 2023/915) entered into force, which replaces the oft-amended Regulation (EC) 1881/2006. Summary of the main changes The new regulation is better structured and more readable. The main...
Apr 28, 2023 | Regulatory
As is often the case in food manufacturing, food constituents can exert more than one function, and food cultures used to produce fermented foodstuffs are no exception. Fermentation is an ancient method to improve the organoleptic properties and texture of raw...
Apr 28, 2023 | Regulatory
Sustainability is all the rage these days, and more and more products are boasting environmental claims to appeal to consumers. But unfortunately, not all of these claims are legitimate, and greenwashing has become a problem. To combat this issue, the EU Commission...
