Tag Archives: Health Claims
Most Children’s Food not Healthy
According to a new report, nine out of 10 food products aimed at children provide poor nutritional quality, with more than half making health claims. Obesity Reviews, a UK-based journal, researched 367 food items in Canadian supermarkets (excluding confectionary, soft drinks and bakery items), and found that about 89 per cent, aimed specifically at children, had a poor nutritional content — because of high levels of sugar, fat and sodium. The products included in the study were bought from a Continue reading
EU Health Claim List Trimmed to 1,500
The European Commission has decreased its nutrition and health claims list from more than 40,000 to 1,500 as the health claims process moves closer to completion in January, 2010. Continue reading
Implied Nutrition Health Claims
Product packing may implied or suggested health claims by having a name that implies its benefit or pictures that suggest health or buzz words such as “contains omega-3,” “contains fibre”, “now with probiotic”, or “no cholesterol on the label. Continue reading
Regulatory threats – Practitioners involved in nutrition
Practitioners involved in nutrition and herbal medicine all over Europe are becoming aware of the huge range of practitioner-only vitamin and mineral products that will be affected by the EU Food Supplements Directive, the Traditional Herbal Products Directive, the Nutrition & Health Claims Regulation and Codex Alimentarius Guidelines. Continue reading