Food Safety Authority

Novel fungi antioxidant l-ergothioneine is safe: EFSA

21-Nov-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said l-ergothioneine is safe for use in food and supplements in a novel food evaluation that settles EU member state fears it may increase the risk of diabetes mellitus and inflammatory diseases like Crohn's...

Over double safe niacin content in recalled MusclePharm supplement

25-Apr-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has warned against MusclePharm’s pre-workout Assault Hybrid supplements after it was found they contained over double the safe upper limit for niacin.

EFSA uncorks EU market for DSM’s synthetic trans-resveratrol

18-Jan-2016 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said synthetic trans-resveratrol is safe for use in supplements following a novel food application from multinational DSM.

Finnish synephrine ban ‘based on unsubstantiated conjecture’: Academic

02-Oct-2013 By Shane STARLING

A dossier of scientific data that convinced Health Canada and Intertek Cantox of the safety of bitter orange extract, synephrine, has been sent to Finnish authorities which recently banned weight loss products containing the stimulant, along with caffeine.

Making the most of isoflavone marketing

22-Jul-2009 By Shane Starling

The manner in which pre-menstrual and menopausal indications for soy and red clover isoflavones that recently won approval from the European Patent Office can be translated into marketing messages, is being debated among soy players.

Maximum vitamin and minerals level model updated

03-Dec-2007 By Alex McNally

A model which could be used to set the upper limits for minerals
and vitamins under EU law has been updated by UK scientists to
include more current data and categories for nutrients.

Exemptions to help ease burden of mineral and vitamin levels?

09-Aug-2007 By Alex McNally

The European Commission has issued a paper to Member States
outlining the next step for the setting of maximum mineral and
vitamin levels across the bloc - with many highlighted for
exemption on the grounds of no evident safety concerns.

Weekly Comment

Could the E-number be up?

23-Jul-2007

The European Food Safety Authority's review of additive safety
could have a bigger effect on the ingredients industry than the
ejection of certain colours and flavours with a suspect safety
record. It could give the natural ingredients...