The Danish authorities consider the 281 botanicals, sold by a Danish company, not novel in food supplements.
The Danish company has been selling the traditional botanicals on the Danish market since 1994. Initially, as organic and prepackaged foods containing preparations of these botanicals, and for the past 25 years, as food supplements.
A few examples of the traditional botanicals are:
- Astragalus membranaceus Fisch. ex Bunge (roots);
- Ilex pubescens Hook. & Arn. (roots);
- Lophatherum gracile Brongn. (areal parts);
- Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz. (whole plant);
- Scutellaria barbata D. Don (aerial parts);
- Corydalis yanhusuo W.T. Wang (rhizome);
- Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc. (fruit);
- Gentiana macrophylla Pall. (root);
- Coptis chinensis Franch. (rhizome);
- Aster tataricus L. f. (root, rhizome); and
- Sophora flavescens Aiton (roots).
The Danish team responsible for novel foods has confirmed that the ingredients are not novel in food supplements, and asks the European Commission to add these botanicals to the Novel Food Catalogue.[1]
The formulas are the modern version of an ancient and enduring ensemble of classic formulas. The plant extracts and final products are manufactured under rigorous Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). They control all phases of the production process, from procurement and testing of raw ingredients to manufacturing and packaging of the products. They combine outstanding formulations with exceptionally strict standards, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and methodologies, to assure high quality.
[1] https://ec.europa.eu/food/food-feed-portal/screen/novel-food-catalogue/search
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