Codex
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Codex decides on key issues for food supplement sector
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has agreed on a way forward for key issues in the food supplement sector the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) can report. The issues include those concerning steviol gly…
Codex | 15 July 2011
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Codex abandons definition and labeling work on GMOs
Codex’s Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) has agreed to discontinue its work on definitions and labeling conditions related to GMOs following no agreement at last month’s CCFL meeting in Canada, said the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supple…
Codex | 15 June 2011
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IADSA saves additives from deletion at Codex
The submission of scientific and technological justification by the International Alliance of Dietary/ Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) saw positive developments for steviol glycosides and magnesium stearate at the Codex Committee on Food Additi…
Codex | 01 May 2011
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Codex limits melamine levels in food
New rulings from the United Nations' food standards body, Codex Alimentarius Commission, state that the maximum amount of melamine allowed in powdered infant formula is 1 mg/kg and the amount of the chemical allowed in other foods and animal feed is…
Codex | 01 August 2010
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IADSA speaks against false statements concerning Codex’s work on food supplements
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) has spoken out against false statements vilifying the goals, purpose and transparency of Codex Alimentarius’ work on food supplements. IADSA, which has been monitoring the…
Codex | 21 October 2009
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Codex adopts provisions for food supplements
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has adopted provisions for five key issues for the food supplement industry in line with provisions supported by International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA). It adopted the Recommend…
Codex | 01 August 2009
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EAS seminar addresses claims regulations in Asia
Participants from the food and nutrition industry, academics and regulators attended a seminar on health claims regulations for functional food in Asia on June 5. Organized by international food and nutrition regulatory consultancy EAS, the semina…
Codex | 03 July 2009
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Codex agrees to additives for use in food supplements
The Codex Committee on Food Additives last week agreed to adopt nine colours for use in food supplements at levels consistent with recommendations by the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA). At its meeting on Mar…
Codex | 31 March 2009
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USP Seeks Comment of the Food Chemicals Codex
The US Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention says the FCC Forum—the online vehicle through which USP revises standards for food ingredients contained in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) by a process of public review and comment—is now available on USP’s Web s…
Codex | 02 July 2008
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IADSA to make recommendations on food colors to Codex Committee
Work is underway to help Codex adopt suitable levels for colors used in food supplements, IADSA has said, as additives continue to face scrutiny into next year. The International Alliance for Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) said that …
Codex | 15 November 2007
