health claims

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Autumn College on EU Food Law

This year is the 4th edition of a 2-days seminar on two particular topics of EU Food Law, notably health claims and food information. Karin created this event, together with Lexxion, in…

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Brexit: what are the consequences for nutraceuticals?

Shock and awe: they did it! A few days after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, many sectors are investigating the consequences thereof for the services and products concerned….

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How about claims for botanicals?

Botanicals are preparations made from plants, algae or fungi that are applied for uses in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food supplements. These products have become widely available in the EU and can be…

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Weight loss claims – the proof of the pudding is in the eating

Some food supplements claim to help the consumer to lose weight and achieve the ideal bodyweight by consuming the product. Sounds too good to be true? Then this post is of interest…

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Who Does Not Want To Have A Healthy Breakfast?

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has been pretty active this Summer. Following up on previous enforcement reports on nutrition claims,  it recently published such enforcement report re. both…

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Use of nutrition claims in horticultural business

The use of nutrition and health claims is gaining wider application in the food industry. At the same time companies in the horticultural sector focus their marketing more and more at end…

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Axon Seminar Functional & Medical Foods 24 September 2014

This seminar focussed on the food information and nutrition and health claims regulations. Speakers and their presentations: Bernd Mussler, DSM Marketing ingredients supported by EU Health claims Karin Verzijden & Sofie van…

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Axon seminar Functional & Medical Foods

On 24 September 2014 our firm organizes a seminar addressing the developments in Functional and Medical Foods. Where? Next door to our office in Pakhuis de Zwijger. Functional foods The Institute of…

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Glimpse of IFT 2014

From 21 – 24 June, the yearly conference of the International Food Technologists (IFT) took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. During this conference, over 16.000 food science and technology professionals discussed the…

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