European Food Safety Authority
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EAS: Marketing solutions needed if EU follows EFSA trend on claims opinions
Food companies will need to become highly effective at developing new approaches to communication if the EU authorities adopt the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) opinions as they stand, said food policy consultancy EAS. Following EFSA's pu…
European Food Safety Authority | 19 May 2011
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Beneo's claims for ingredients receive EFSA's positive opinion
Beneo said all Article 13.1 claims for Isomalt and Palatinose (isomaltulose) have been positively evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The claims relate to two areas in which the choice of food can make a difference: the maintenan…
European Food Safety Authority | 01 May 2011
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EFSA views oat beta-glucan positively
A scientific panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently published its positive opinion on a disease risk reduction health claim dossier for oat beta-glucan, following an application CreaNutrition AG submitted pursuant to Article 14 o…
European Food Safety Authority | 14 December 2010
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EFSA: Volcanic ashfall may lead to possible food safety risks
Following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano in Iceland, the European Commission has asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to provide urgent scientific advice on the possible risks for public and animal health through food, inclu…
European Food Safety Authority | 22 April 2010
