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The 23rd edition of the International Congress of Nutrition (IUNS 2025) held in Paris was a success!

The 23rd International Nutrition Congress of the International Union of Nutrition Sciences (IUNS) was held in Paris from August 24 to 29, 2025. It was organized with the support of the French Nutrition Society (SFN) and the French Nutrition Federation, with the main theme of Sustainable Nutrition for Global Health. The fundamental, clinical, epidemiological, and social aspects of nutrition were addressed during symposia, lectures, oral presentations, and e-posters. Associations from different continents were represented and organized specific symposia.

10th NAM2S Meetings (“Nutrition, Alimentation, Metabolisme, Sport & Santé”): 21/10, Rennes

On Thursday, November 21, the scientific interest group “NAM2S” is organizing the 10th edition of the “NAM2S Meetings” on nutrition, diet, metabolism, sport and health during our 10th meetings. This edition takes place at the Halle de la Brasserie in Rennes from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

BIG 2024 by BPIFrance

Big’s 10th anniversary, with the theme of Progress, L’Optimiste is reinventing itself with a new and original format. This anniversary issue, inspired

DGAL recommendations for notifying food supplements in France

In order to be marketed on the French market, a food supplement must be subject to a prior declaration to the competent authority in accordance with Decree No. 2006-352 on food supplements. Since February 3, 2023, food supplements have been declared to the Directorate General for Food using the online declaration platform téléicare.

The CFIA Rennes 2023 show

In 2023, the CFIA Rennes will meet you on March 14-15-16 at Rennes Parc Expo. The 1,600 suppliers of the show are divided according to the following sectors: Ingredients & PAI, Equipment & Processes and Packaging & Packaging.

EFSA guidances on nanomaterials in food chain

On August 3rd, the EFSA published 2 guidances: one on the technical requirements to establish the presence of small particles in food products and another one on the risk assessments of nanomaterials in the food chain.

Evaluating Health claims about plant based food supplements

The EU regulation No 1924/2006 concerning the nutrition and health claims for food requires a scientific substantiation of the highest quality standard

44% of non-compliant health claims on food!

On June 21, 2021, the DGCCRF communicated the results of its checks aimed at verifying compliance with the European Regulations on health

Towards the prohibition of titanium dioxide (E171) in Europe in food

Titanium dioxide is used as a white colorant. It is present, at least partially, in nanometric form. A study by the National

The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods

An expert panel was convened in September 2019 by The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to develop a definition

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