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... french cranberry firm pharmatoka says the european food safety authority (efsa) failed to assess its submitted urinary tract infection (uti) health claim wording, which was the very same as that approved by the french food agency (anses) in 2004 ... “we are extremely disappointed with this global negative opinion because our cranberry proanthocyanidins (pacs) based food supplement is sufficiently characterised and the evidence we supplied was adequate in relation to the requested claim wording,” haesaerts said

... after years of debate around the issue of labelling of genetically modified or engineered foods the codex committee on food labelling has decided to abandon work on a definition of the term biotechnology ... codex texts are voluntary benchmarks for the food industry that help harmonise national food legislation and regulation but whilst agreeing on the compilation of texts applicable to gm/ge food labelling, the committee decided at its recent 39th session to abandon work on a definition of the term biotechnology for inclusion in the general standard for the labelling of prepackaged foods ... the international alliance of dietary/food supplement associations (iadsa) has been monitoring the codex discussions on this issue as gmo ingredients are also used in food supplement products

... anses, the french food safety agency, says no food supplement or singular dietary intervention can prevent the onset of a range of cancers, while concluding overall diet and lifestyle habits do matter ... “generally, to reduce the risk of excess or deficit in food or nutrients, and prevent the risk of cancer, [individuals] should have a balanced and varied diet with caloric intake adjusted for energy expenditure coupled with regular physical activity, and to achieve the recommended dietary intakes,” anses concluded

... those who supplement with the most common form of the vitamin in the absence of the full array of tocopherols may be placing their health at risk ... many people eating a processed diet of junk food supplement with a basic synthetic multi-vitamin are unaware they have a vitamin e imbalance that could actually be harmful ... some people will want to supplement when their diet is deficient in natural food options ... choose an organic whole food based vitamin source and be sure the alpha tocopherol being used is natural and not synthetic

... roquette has announced a tie-up with renewable oil and bioproducts firm solazyme to develop and commercialise microalgae-derived food ingredients from 2011 ... traditionally known for its focus on carbohydrates such as starch and sugar, roquette has invested heavily in microalgae since 2008 and the start of its ‘algohub’ research programme with 14 research partners, which has developed algae-based extracts such as omega-3, lutein and astaxanthin for food, food supplement and feed markets ... com that the 50/50 owned venture, named solazyme-roquette nutritionals, marked a new departure for roquette, since it would target food supplements that “address market needs for mass scale food and food ingredients” ... both firms have developed microalgal nutritional platforms independently, and in a statement roquette hailed solazyme’s “innovative microalgae-based technology” which it claims complements its status as a global food ingredient supplier

... as announced in may we also advanced the readiness of two new soft chew products, ellactiva® cranberry chews, a food supplement aimed at women addressing urinary tract infections, and chewyz™, a healthy sweet aimed at children ... in addition to launching our own ellactiva® cranberry chew and chewyz™ brand, we also plan to license our calcium supplement chew

... a russian company has applied to the food standards agency for approval to market taxifolin as a novel food ingredient ... a novel food is a food or food ingredient that does not have a significant history of consumption within the european union before 15 may 1997 ... taxifolin is extracted from a type of larch wood and has been marketed in russia and the us for 15-20 years as a food supplement ... the company, ametis jsg, is seeking an authorisation to market taxifolin as a dietary supplement in dairy, meat and confectionery products, as well as in oil and fats, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages ... before any new food product can be introduced on the european market, it must be assessed rigorously for safety ... in the uk, the assessment of novel foods is carried out by an independent committee of scientists appointed by the food standards agency, the advisory committee on novel foods and processes (acnfp) ... the comments will be considered by the committee when it begins its assessment of this novel food ingredient

... recently approved novel food ingredient artinia has applications beyond heart health, according to its developer, with weight management and digestive health products also under consideration ... the european food safety authority (efsa) recently approved stratum nutrition’s chitin-glucan ingredient artinia under its novel foods legislation (eu regulation no ... artinia (listed by efsa as kionutrime-cg) has been developed as a high-purity, vegetarian, fungal ingredient obtained from aspergillus niger, and is being marketed by stratum nutrition in europe as a food supplement in powder form

... food supplements trade group ehpm has presented the european ombudsman with a complaint that the publication of health claim opinions in batches is unfair and adds up to “maladministration” ... exhausted ehpm president peter van doorn told nutraingredients this morning that the complaint had been issued because other avenues had been exhausted such as formal letters requesting dialogue with the european commission and the european food safety authority (efsa) ... serious owen warnock, a uk-based lawyer specialising in food labelling practises, said while an ombudsman’s recommendations were not binding, they may be admissible in a court such as the european court of justice if the regulation was ever challenged there or in another court ... 1 of the claims regulation, legal and valid claims that are essential for the food supplement and food ingredient sectors will be wiped out – without taking any time to seriously consider what we stand to lose

... food supplement regulations being considered in italy may force certain herbal products to carry warning labels, and health indications may become mandatory too, a european commission committee has heard ... the draft decree relates to substances other than vitamins and minerals and a february meeting of the standing committee on the food chain and animal health (scfcah) heard that the italian government was considering actions with nine nutrients warranting initial focus ... while not clarifying exactly why these herbs required warning labels, the committee discussed how such warning labels may fit within existing legislation such as the 2002 food supplements directive (fsd) and the 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation (nhcr) ... “[the italian decree] lays down labelling requirements for warnings and mandatory indications of nutritional or physiological effects attributed to specific food supplements containing herbal extracts and other substances with nutritional or physiological effect,” scfcah recorded ... “some member states emphasised that indication of nutritional or physiological effects is not required under [the fsd] for food supplements containing vitamins or minerals,” scfcah notes revealed