The Dutch Inspection Council (Keuringsraad) decided that the term “probiotic” can only be used once on the package and under strict conditions.[1,2] In general, the term “probiotic” can not be used in the EU because it is considered a general, non-specific health claim, which must be accompanied by a specific…
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We have recieved confirmation that the fruiting body of the mushroom Tremella fuciformis Berkeley will be added to the Novel Food Catalogue, as a not novel food ingredient. It was mentioned in annex of the original Belgian Royal Decree on botanicals, which was prepared in 1996-1997 and is still mentioned…
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The European Commission recently changed the novel food status of rhizome and alcohol extract of Pinellia ternata to not novel in food supplements in the novel food catalogue.[1] In Belgium, the plant is still mentioned on the list of dangerous plants that cannot be used as such or in foodstuffs and is…
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