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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The European Ombudsman has concluded an investigation into a complaint from a probiotic producers’ association regarding the European Commission’s (EC) classification of the term “probiotic” as a health claim.[1] The association argued that the negative evaluations of probiotics’ health benefits and the EC’s rejection of related health claim applications effectively…
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