The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) recently confirmed that monk fruit decoctions, are not novel in food and beverages in the EU. ‘Monk fruit decoctions’ are non-selective water extracts of the fresh or dried fruit of the plant Siraitia grosvenorii, commonly known as monk fruit or “luo han guo”,…
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A recent report from the Heads of Food Safety Agencies in Europe raises concerns about 13 ingredients in food supplements, including curcumin, Hypericum perforatum, Actaea species and Withania somnifera. This article puts this report into context using comments made by the European Federation of Health Products Manufacturers. What is HoA?…
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The UK’s Advisory Committee on Novel Foods & Processes (ACNFP) of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued its first positive safety assessment for the European Industrial Hemp Association’s (EIHA) application in its CBD Novel Foods approval process. Coming just months after the first two individual applications were given positive risk…
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