http://blog.nutrisciences.net Innovation Is Our Science! Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:44:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following a national press ad stating, “Diabetone comprehensive nutritional support for people with diabetes shown to help maintain wellbeing in UK nutritional research”. The ASA reviewed the product claims following a complaint. In defence of the product Vitabiotics Ltd stated the product was a food supplement as stated on the packaging ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=438 With EFSA rejecting almost 80% of health claims submitted under article 13.1, industry is rightly concerned. However, these opinions are not yet law. Although EFSA has given its opinion and the commission intends to publish the list, the European parliament has still 3 months to look at the opinions and ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=434 Gaining a health claim is one thing but gaining one that makes sense to the general public is another. As part of the general conditions of article 13 claims (Art 13(1)ii) a health claim must be ‘well understood by the average consumer’. Claims must also protect the consumer from being ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=429 As part of the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (NHCR) EFSA was to implement and set the criteria for what is an acceptable nutrient profile for foods carrying an approved health claim. Nutrient profiles (Article 4) were added to the regulation to avoid a situation where using a health claim on ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=424 According to a publication in the Journal 'Food Policy' researchers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland have shown that certain health claims can negatively influence the perception of a functional food. The researchers initiated a 30 minute online questionnaire, which was subsequently completed by 4612 respondents (All from Nordic countries). [An ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=417 In the latest batch of 31 opinions (grouped from 416 submissions) from EFSA’s NDA panel we can see that this process of assessment is setting a precedent for the acceptance of only vitamins and minerals. The big losers are not unexpected antioxidants and probiotic based claims which have been ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=405 As of the 19th of January 2010 ‘nutrition claims’ such as low GI, Isotonic and hypotonic are under threat by enforcement bodies throughout the EU. For those in the weight management or sports nutrition market, labelling and other forms of commercial communication using such claims could ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=383 On October the 30th 2009 the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) revised its TV and radio advertising codes so to not conflict with the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (NHCR) 1924/2006. This means that advertisements will now be viewed and assessed in relation to decisions and opinions related ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=359 Following the significant damage of the first wave of article 13.1 opinions by EFSA and subsequent 70% rejection rate, what can industry do now given EFSA will not re-assess these claims via the 13.1 process, even if new or additional data is available? Well there are potentially 2 routes, firstly ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=347 EFSA and the Food Safety Commission (FSC) of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the collection and sharing of data required for the assessment of current and emerging risks. As crops, animals and food products are transported around the globe, so can the risks associated with the ... http://blog.nutrisciences.net/?p=337