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	Sponsored Link Additives Regulations Course Provides a comprehensive review of how additives are regulated in the EU; and covers the use of additives and associated labelling issues...  Click Here Access full stories Energy drink big boys unfazed by Euro review Red Bull says it is not concerned over an upcoming European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) review the use of ingredients like taurine and glucuronolactone in energy drinks and remains committed to EU expansion... Read Chinese infant formula not safe, says FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public warning that infant formula manufactured in China may not be safe because of concerns over melamine contamination... Read Use unspent subsidies to aid food security, says MEP A proposal to send unspent EU subsidies to developing countries worst hit by food price rises would have knock-on benefits for the EU, according to the rapporteur leading a Development Committee debate yesterday... Read 'Can the colours' campaign goes Down Under Calls to ban the Southampton colours are reverberating around the world, as week campaigners in Australia called on FSANZ to phase out the additives implicated in hyperactivity like its UK counterpart... Read Authorities play down Italian cheese scandal fears As another scandal involving Italian cheese production hit the headlines this week, authorities in the country claim there is no danger to the public from their products and consumer protection has not been compromised... Read EU food law fight must go on, says Irish MEP The need for ongoing lobbying and industry effort has been reiterated at a Dublin health foods and supplements convention, with Irish right wing Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Kathy Sinnott, calling on the industry to up its game or face extinction... Read
	Event Info Nutrition & Health Claims Europe – one year forward October 2, Brussels. Latest developments in the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation. Structure & Function claims, Reduction of Disease Risk Claims and Claims; Claims re children; Borderline Issues in Sports Nutrition and Weight Loss Products; EFSA Scientific Advice on Nutrient Profiles ; Legal Challenges Surrounding the Implementation of the Regulation; Marketing Strategies: Promoting Functional Properties To Consumers...  Click Here
	Access full stories BioCell turns to courts for collagen ingredient infringement Californian ingredient firm BioCell Technology has filed a suit against the contract manufacturer ProTec Laboratory, which it claims has been selling supplements falsely marketed as containing BioCell's joint health ingredient... Read Prebiotic wins GRAS approval Whey and milk-based ingredients specialist, Friesland Foods Domo, has received GRAS status (generally recognized as safe) for its prebiotic ingredient Vivinal GOS from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... Read Cleaning up the supplements industry: Call for comments At the end of last month, the founder of a US supplements company received the most severe punishment yet to be handed out for fraud in the industry: a 25-year jail sentence. NutraIngredients is calling for comments on this historic decision... Read Survey finds food groups pledging to keep out clones While European and US risk assessors play down safety concerns over using food sourced from cloned animals, the fledgling industry appears set for tougher times in convincing manufacturers, according to a new survey... Read EC powerless to push Scottish age limit proposals As Scotland moves a step nearer to potentially adopting new proposals on raising the legal drinking age at off-trade retail outlets, the European Union says it cannot impose similar mandatory regulation across the bloc... Read EU regulations attract global attention Imperfect as they may be, the European Union's regulatory efforts in the food area have attracted the attention of regulators around the world, some of whom view what is being done in the bloc as a legislative template... Read Regulation: Omega-3 ready for RDIs and further health claims Regulations governing the omega-3 market vary greatly between regions but in common is the fact there is no official, government-recommended dietary intake (RDI) anywhere in the world and approved health claims are few... Read Industry decries too complex labelling proposal The proposed regulation on food labelling is too complicated, makes unrealistic demands on font size, and will be burdensome for SMEs, a hearing has heard... Read Industry rejects 'under the radar' school ad claims Food manufacturers providing schools with dietary information and 'education packs' have come under fire this week in the UK, though the industry insists the strategy is not misleading consumers and can be beneficial... Read
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