The Danish authorities consider two lists with several dozen botanicals used by a Danish company all not novel. The Danish company started in 1990 selling organic foods and prepackaged foods containing preparations of these botanicals, most of which are now marketed as food supplements. A few examples are: The past…
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The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has submitted a proposal to amend the Commodities Act on Food Supplements and Herbal Preparations for online consultation and to the Regular Consultation on the Commodities Act (ROW). The consultation ran until 24 March 2025. The amendments are based on the risk…
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The additive silver (E 174) might get banned soon. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently updated its scientific opinion on E 174, a food additive used primarily for decorative purposes in confectionery, coatings, fillings, and spirit drinks. [1] This update reaffirms concerns first raised in 2016, where the…
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