The use of algae biomass in foods is a growing market in Europe. On February 2024,a list of more than 20 new algae species has been added to the Novel Food catalogue. When there is the evidence of a traditional use of algae in any EU Member State before 15 May 1997, their use as foods and food supplements is not considered as novel and is not subject to a long and costly pre-market approval procedure according to the Novel Food Regulation. A list of around 50 algae species considered as not novel is now available in the EU Novel Food catalogue.
The ashwaghanda is a plant extract you can find in the ingredient lists of food supplements, but do you know what is it exactly? This article makes a statement of what the science says established concerning this extract: its definition and health effects on human.
Les 19 et 20 septembre 2023 à l’espace Champerret de Paris se tiendra le salon “I Feel good” by BPIFrance (le salon international dédié au bien-être et au développement durable). Le salon ouvrira ses portes à partir de 9h et mettra en avant les produits innovants et verts, ainsi que les ressources naturelles et renouvelables pour créer des produits de santé et bien-être écologiques, des ingrédients jusqu’aux produits.
Background: in the Guidance on the implementation of Regulation N° 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims: conclusions of the standing Committee on the food chain and animal health published in 2007, the probiotic term is considered as a health claim because it refers to the implied description or indication of a functionality on health.
The conditions of use of the ingredient are now set by Regulation (EU) 2022/860.
The calculation model was published and presented to the Commission in December 2021.
Ensuring satisfactory vitamin D status in the general population is particularly important in the context of Covid-19, and numerous clinical studies on
L’académie nationale de pharmacie a publié un rapport sur les compléments alimentaires à base de plantes. L’académie recommande entre autres choses, une
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