Claims substantiation criteria too strict for SMEs says EBF

Claims substantiation criteria too strict for SMEs says EBF Scientists may be applying too strict criteria for the substantiation of article 13 health claims that will disadvantage small businesses, the European Botanical Forum (EBF) has said.
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Find Personalized Wellness Solutions and Earn Free Vitamins at NatureMade.com Consumers Search for Healthy Cleaning Products That Work Nordic Naturals: Omega 3 Fatty Acids Cyanotech Names Bob Capelli as Director of Sales Novel Foods revision should simplify procedure says EAS The European Commission’s proposal to revise the Novel Foods Regulation should simplify the process, Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS has said. EAS Regulatory Adviser Pieter Lagae highlighted in a podcast interview that with the proposed revision based largely on discussions with industry and stakeholders, it should result in a shorter, less complex procedure for both countries within the European Union (EU) and outside of it (third countries). Novel Foods revision should simplify procedure says EAS The European Commission’s proposal to revise the Novel Foods Regulation should simplify the process, Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS has said. EAS Regulatory Adviser Pieter Lagae highlighted in a podcast interview that with the proposed revision based largely on discussions with industry and stakeholders, it should result in a shorter, less complex procedure for both countries within the European Union (EU) and outside of it (third countries). Novel Foods revision should simplify procedure says EAS The European Commission’s proposal to revise the Novel Foods Regulation should simplify the process, Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS has said. EAS Regulatory Adviser Pieter Lagae highlighted in a podcast interview that with the proposed revision based largely on discussions with industry and stakeholders, it should result in a shorter, less complex procedure for both countries within the European Union (EU) and outside of it (third countries). Novel Foods revision should simplify procedure says EAS The European Commission’s proposal to revise the Novel Foods Regulation should simplify the process, Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS has said. EAS Regulatory Adviser Pieter Lagae highlighted in a podcast interview that with the proposed revision based largely on discussions with industry and stakeholders, it should result in a shorter, less complex procedure for both countries within the European Union (EU) and outside of it (third countries). Novel Foods revision should simplify procedure says EAS The European Commission’s proposal to revise the Novel Foods Regulation should simplify the process, Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS has said. EAS Regulatory Adviser Pieter Lagae highlighted in a podcast interview that with the proposed revision based largely on discussions with industry and stakeholders, it should result in a shorter, less complex procedure for both countries within the European Union (EU) and outside of it (third countries). Novel Foods proposal abolishes majority exclusivity rights Pieter Lagae, Regulatory Adviser at Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, said that while the current procedure links authorised use of a novel food to the specific applicant, the revision will allow for more general use of approved novel foods. Novel Foods proposal abolishes majority exclusivity rights Pieter Lagae, Regulatory Adviser at Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, said that while the current procedure links authorised use of a novel food to the specific applicant, the revision will allow for more general use of approved novel foods. Novel Foods proposal abolishes majority exclusivity rights Pieter Lagae, Regulatory Adviser at Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, said that while the current procedure links authorised use of a novel food to the specific applicant, the revision will allow for more general use of approved novel foods. Novel Foods proposal abolishes majority exclusivity rights Pieter Lagae, Regulatory Adviser at Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, said that while the current procedure links authorised use of a novel food to the specific applicant, the revision will allow for more general use of approved novel foods. Novel Foods proposal abolishes majority exclusivity rights Pieter Lagae, Regulatory Adviser at Brussels food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, said that while the current procedure links authorised use of a novel food to the specific applicant, the revision will allow for more general use of approved novel foods. Keep supplements exempt from nutrient profiling says ERNA Food supplements should be exempt from the provisions of nutrient profiles because of their small size and dose form, the European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA) said. Keep supplements exempt from nutrient profiling says ERNA Food supplements should be exempt from the provisions of nutrient profiles because of their small size and dose form, the European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA) said. Keep supplements exempt from nutrient profiling says ERNA Food supplements should be exempt from the provisions of nutrient profiles because of their small size and dose form, the European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA) said. Keep supplements exempt from nutrient profiling says ERNA Food supplements should be exempt from the provisions of nutrient profiles because of their small size and dose form, the European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA) said. Keep supplements exempt from nutrient profiling says ERNA Food supplements should be exempt from the provisions of nutrient profiles because of their small size and dose form, the European Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ERNA) said. EAS turns the regulatory spotlight on food supplements Companies from across Europe and the US gathered for a workshop in Brussels last month titled ‘Building a Regulatory Strategy for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe: The key steps to a successful product launch’, to get practical tips on mastering the European food supplement market. EAS turns the regulatory spotlight on food supplements Companies from across Europe and the US gathered for a workshop in Brussels last month titled ‘Building a Regulatory Strategy for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe: The key steps to a successful product launch’, to get practical tips on mastering the European food supplement market. EAS turns the regulatory spotlight on food supplements Companies from across Europe and the US gathered for a workshop in Brussels last month titled ‘Building a Regulatory Strategy for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe: The key steps to a successful product launch’, to get practical tips on mastering the European food supplement market. EAS turns the regulatory spotlight on food supplements Companies from across Europe and the US gathered for a workshop in Brussels last month titled ‘Building a Regulatory Strategy for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe: The key steps to a successful product launch’, to get practical tips on mastering the European food supplement market. EAS turns the regulatory spotlight on food supplements Companies from across Europe and the US gathered for a workshop in Brussels last month titled ‘Building a Regulatory Strategy for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe: The key steps to a successful product launch’, to get practical tips on mastering the European food supplement market. Food supplements should not be subject to nutrient profiling says EHPM The European Commission should draw a clear line exempting food supplements from nutrient profiling, the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) has said. Food supplements should not be subject to nutrient profiling says EHPM The European Commission should draw a clear line exempting food supplements from nutrient profiling, the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) has said. Food supplements should not be subject to nutrient profiling says EHPM The European Commission should draw a clear line exempting food supplements from nutrient profiling, the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) has said. Food supplements should not be subject to nutrient profiling says EHPM The European Commission should draw a clear line exempting food supplements from nutrient profiling, the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) has said. Food supplements should not be subject to nutrient profiling says EHPM The European Commission should draw a clear line exempting food supplements from nutrient profiling, the European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) has said. EU Regulatory developments could play role in defining international trends Europe is fast becoming the world’s leading exporter of regulation as authorities in many countries increasingly look for models on which to base their legislation, Simon Pettman, Director of international food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, has said. EU Regulatory developments could play role in defining international trends Europe is fast becoming the world’s leading exporter of regulation as authorities in many countries increasingly look for models on which to base their legislation, Simon Pettman, Director of international food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, has said. EU Regulatory developments could play role in defining international trends Europe is fast becoming the world’s leading exporter of regulation as authorities in many countries increasingly look for models on which to base their legislation, Simon Pettman, Director of international food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, has said. EU Regulatory developments could play role in defining international trends Europe is fast becoming the world’s leading exporter of regulation as authorities in many countries increasingly look for models on which to base their legislation, Simon Pettman, Director of international food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, has said. EU Regulatory developments could play role in defining international trends Europe is fast becoming the world’s leading exporter of regulation as authorities in many countries increasingly look for models on which to base their legislation, Simon Pettman, Director of international food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS, has said. IADSA celebrates decade of global regulatory achievements The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) this year celebrates ten years of helping to shape policies and regulations on dietary supplements across the globe. IADSA celebrates decade of global regulatory achievements The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) this year celebrates ten years of helping to shape policies and regulations on dietary supplements across the globe. IADSA celebrates decade of global regulatory achievements The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) this year celebrates ten years of helping to shape policies and regulations on dietary supplements across the globe. IADSA celebrates decade of global regulatory achievements The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) this year celebrates ten years of helping to shape policies and regulations on dietary supplements across the globe. IADSA celebrates decade of global regulatory achievements The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) this year celebrates ten years of helping to shape policies and regulations on dietary supplements across the globe. EAS develops guide to marketing nutritional products in Asia Food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS will release its latest publication next month – an easy-to-follow regulatory guide to help companies launch nutritional products in 10 Asian markets. EAS develops guide to marketing nutritional products in Asia Food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS will release its latest publication next month – an easy-to-follow regulatory guide to help companies launch nutritional products in 10 Asian markets. EAS develops guide to marketing nutritional products in Asia Food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS will release its latest publication next month – an easy-to-follow regulatory guide to help companies launch nutritional products in 10 Asian markets. EAS develops guide to marketing nutritional products in Asia Food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS will release its latest publication next month – an easy-to-follow regulatory guide to help companies launch nutritional products in 10 Asian markets. EAS develops guide to marketing nutritional products in Asia Food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS will release its latest publication next month – an easy-to-follow regulatory guide to help companies launch nutritional products in 10 Asian markets. EAS develops guide to marketing nutritional products in Asia Food and nutrition policy consultancy EAS will release its latest publication next month – an easy-to-follow regulatory guide to help companies launch nutritional products in 10 Asian markets. First assessment of Cognis Tonalin® CLA in EU Novel Food authorisation process completed Cognis has announced that the Spanish authority for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has finalized its assessment of Tonalin® in the EU’s Novel Food authorisation process, following the company’s submission of a comprehensive dossier on its leading Tonalin® CLA brand in 2007. First assessment of Cognis Tonalin® CLA in EU Novel Food authorisation process completed Cognis has announced that the Spanish authority for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has finalized its assessment of Tonalin® in the EU’s Novel Food authorisation process, following the company’s submission of a comprehensive dossier on its leading Tonalin® CLA brand in 2007. First assessment of Cognis Tonalin® CLA in EU Novel Food authorisation process completed Cognis has announced that the Spanish authority for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has finalized its assessment of Tonalin® in the EU’s Novel Food authorisation process, following the company’s submission of a comprehensive dossier on its leading Tonalin® CLA brand in 2007. First assessment of Cognis Tonalin® CLA in EU Novel Food authorisation process completed Cognis has announced that the Spanish authority for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has finalized its assessment of Tonalin® in the EU’s Novel Food authorisation process, following the company’s submission of a comprehensive dossier on its leading Tonalin® CLA brand in 2007. First assessment of Cognis Tonalin® CLA in EU Novel Food authorisation process completed Cognis has announced that the Spanish authority for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has finalized its assessment of Tonalin® in the EU’s Novel Food authorisation process, following the company’s submission of a comprehensive dossier on its leading Tonalin® CLA brand in 2007. First assessment of Cognis Tonalin® CLA in EU Novel Food authorisation process completed Cognis has announced that the Spanish authority for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has finalized its assessment of Tonalin® in the EU’s Novel Food authorisation process, following the company’s submission of a comprehensive dossier on its leading Tonalin® CLA brand in 2007. Novel food catalogue clarity reassuring but concerns remain says EHPM European trade organisation EHPM has said it is ‘reassured’ by a statement from the European Commission that its recently published novel food catalogue is not legally binding for EU Member States, but has held concerns that listing an ingredient in the catalogue could prejudice its members’ products commercial viability because it may in practice be considered by some national authorities as a novel food ingredient. Novel food catalogue clarity reassuring but concerns remain says EHPM European trade organisation EHPM has said it is ‘reassured’ by a statement from the European Commission that its recently published novel food catalogue is not legally binding for EU Member States, but has held concerns that listing an ingredient in the catalogue could prejudice its members’ products commercial viability because it may in practice be considered by some national authorities as a novel food ingredient. Novel food catalogue clarity reassuring but concerns remain says EHPM European trade organisation EHPM has said it is ‘reassured’ by a statement from the European Commission that its recently published novel food catalogue is not legally binding for EU Member States, but has held concerns that listing an ingredient in the catalogue could prejudice its members’ products commercial viability because it may in practice be considered by some national authorities as a novel food ingredient. Novel food catalogue clarity reassuring but concerns remain says EHPM European trade organisation EHPM has said it is ‘reassured’ by a statement from the European Commission that its recently published novel food catalogue is not legally binding for EU Member States, but has held concerns that listing an ingredient in the catalogue could prejudice its members’ products commercial viability because it may in practice be considered by some national authorities as a novel food ingredient. Novel food catalogue clarity reassuring but concerns remain says EHPM European trade organisation EHPM has said it is ‘reassured’ by a statement from the European Commission that its recently published novel food catalogue is not legally binding for EU Member States, but has held concerns that listing an ingredient in the catalogue could prejudice its members’ products commercial viability because it may in practice be considered by some national authorities as a novel food ingredient. Novel food catalogue clarity reassuring but concerns remain says EHPM European trade organisation EHPM has said it is ‘reassured’ by a statement from the European Commission that its recently published novel food catalogue is not legally binding for EU Member States, but has held concerns that listing an ingredient in the catalogue could prejudice its members’ products commercial viability because it may in practice be considered by some national authorities as a novel food ingredient. EAS Helps Companies Clarify Procedures for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Food supplement companies from across Europe gathered in Brussels this month for a workshop on how to master the European Union’s changing regulatory environment for their products. EAS Helps Companies Clarify Procedures for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Food supplement companies from across Europe gathered in Brussels this month for a workshop on how to master the European Union’s changing regulatory environment for their products. EAS Helps Companies Clarify Procedures for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Food supplement companies from across Europe gathered in Brussels this month for a workshop on how to master the European Union’s changing regulatory environment for their products. EAS Helps Companies Clarify Procedures for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Food supplement companies from across Europe gathered in Brussels this month for a workshop on how to master the European Union’s changing regulatory environment for their products. EAS Helps Companies Clarify Procedures for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Food supplement companies from across Europe gathered in Brussels this month for a workshop on how to master the European Union’s changing regulatory environment for their products. EAS Helps Companies Clarify Procedures for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Food supplement companies from across Europe gathered in Brussels this month for a workshop on how to master the European Union’s changing regulatory environment for their products. EAS Helps Companies Clarify Procedures for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Food supplement companies from across Europe gathered in Brussels this month for a workshop on how to master the European Union’s changing regulatory environment for their products. EAS Helps Companies Clarify Procedures for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Food supplement companies from across Europe gathered in Brussels this month for a workshop on how to master the European Union’s changing regulatory environment for their products. Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Top officials meet in Moscow for international food supplement symposium Two hundred participants from across the globe, including regulatory officials and scientific experts, met at an international symposium in Russia last month to discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks of the food supplement market. The Moscow symposium, titled ‘Optimal Nutrition: role of biologically active components of food’ saw high profile speakers in attendance from industry and government including Dr G.G. Onishenko, Head of Russia’s Federal Office of Surveillance of Consumer Right Protection and Wellbeing; Basil Mathioudakis, Head of the European Commission’s Unit on Food Law, Nutrition and Labelling; Jinjing Zhang, Deputy Director General, Department of Food Safety Coordination, State Food and Drug Administration, P.R. China; Victor Tutelyan, head of the Institute of Nutrition (ION); Byron Johnson, Chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA); and Dr Tatiana Pilat, Chair of the Council of Dietary Supplement and Healthy Food Producers of Russia (CDSP). Frost & Sullivan Honours GAT Food Essentials GmbH With European Functional Food & Beverage Microencapsulation Technology Innovation Award The 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Functional Food & Beverage Microencapsulation Technology Innovation Award has been presented to GAT Food Essentials GmbH in recognition of its proprietary wowCAPS(R) technology. Frost & Sullivan Honours GAT Food Essentials GmbH With European Functional Food & Beverage Microencapsulation Technology Innovation Award The 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Functional Food & Beverage Microencapsulation Technology Innovation Award has been presented to GAT Food Essentials GmbH in recognition of its proprietary wowCAPS(R) technology. Frost & Sullivan Honours GAT Food Essentials GmbH With European Functional Food & Beverage Microencapsulation Technology Innovation Award The 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Functional Food & Beverage Microencapsulation Technology Innovation Award has been presented to GAT Food Essentials GmbH in recognition of its proprietary wowCAPS(R) technology. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. BioExx Achieves Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Protein Isolates Bio-Extraction Inc., has announced that it has completed the self-affirmation process to qualify its specialty canola protein products, Isolexx(TM) and Vitalexx(TM), as self-affirmed GRAS for their intended use in various foods and beverages, thus providing a basis for the sale of these products in the United States when commercial production commences in Q1 2010. Synergy Flavors Invests in Sensory Flavor Profiling Research Synergy Flavors has commissioned a new research program at North Carolina State University to study the sensory profiles of a range of protein ingredients. Synergy Flavors Invests in Sensory Flavor Profiling Research Synergy Flavors has commissioned a new research program at North Carolina State University to study the sensory profiles of a range of protein ingredients. Synergy Flavors Invests in Sensory Flavor Profiling Research Synergy Flavors has commissioned a new research program at North Carolina State University to study the sensory profiles of a range of protein ingredients. Synergy Flavors Invests in Sensory Flavor Profiling Research Synergy Flavors has commissioned a new research program at North Carolina State University to study the sensory profiles of a range of protein ingredients. Synergy Flavors Invests in Sensory Flavor Profiling Research Synergy Flavors has commissioned a new research program at North Carolina State University to study the sensory profiles of a range of protein ingredients. Beat Crazy Cocoa Prices with Synergy's Chocolate Flavors Synergy Flavors Inc., has announced their chocolate flavors offer a versatile solution for cocoa reduction and can be used as cocoa extenders. 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The EBF expressed concerns that while the EU claims regulation states article 13 health claims (which are based on generally accepted scientific evidence) should undergo a different type of assessment and authorisation to claims relating to reduction of disease risk and children’s development and health (article 14 claims), scientists at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) may not be intending to apply different assessment procedures. Patrick Coppens, Secretary General of the EBF, said that according to EFSA’s guidance document it may be intending to apply an approach guided by the principles of the PASSCLAIM project which might require substantial and expensive studies in humans, and would therefore be problematic for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who may not have the resources to conduct these studies. Mr Coppens said: “There is no explicit reference requiring compliance with PASSCLAIM criteria in the legislation. The only requirement that is retained is that the totality of the evidence available should be taken into account and weighted. It was intended to simplify the approval of claims based on generally accepted scientific evidence, mainly used by SMEs who do not have the necessary resources to submit full applications under the authorisation procedures.” He added: “Our sector is composed mainly of SMEs that have been making claims in accordance with national law for decades, on the basis all evidence available. The strict application of PASSCLAIM criteria would clearly prevent this and would in practice remove substantiated and long-standing claims and thus products from the market.” Mr Coppens said that the regulation leaves room for elements other than scientific substantiation to be taken into account, such as evidence of traditional use and observational evidence which in the case of many botanical ingredients is a legitimate factor to be considered. He said: “For botanicals the level of evidence required by PASSCLAIM is simply not available. This is recognised in medicinal law and we believe that EFSA should also consider this when assessing claims in relation to foodstuffs. It should be possible to describe the effect in a way the reflects the evidence available, and it is essential that the Commission’s terms of references to EFSA expressly reflects the provisions of the regulation applicable to article 13 claims, in particular the need for a different type of assessment to those of article 14.” The European Commission’s expert working group on claims will meet early this month to further discuss the requirements for the assessment of article 13 health claims. ENDS The European Botanical Forum aims to consolidate the efforts undertaken by national associations and individual companies to work to protect national systems currently in place, contribute to the creation of appropriate national systems where not currently in place, and build a pan-European system for the trade of herbs under food law. For more information contact Patrick Coppens, European Botanical Forum, 50 Rue de l’Association, 1000 Brussels, tel: (+32) (0)2 209 11 50.
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