A drive towards total corporate responsibility has seen James & Wells Intellectual Property become the first IP law firm in the world to achieve CEMARS® organisation certification, which requires it to set carbon footprint reduction targets.
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The EU Regulation No 432/2012 establishing the list of permitted health claims has been published in the Official Journal. Through this Regulation, health claims that are not included in the list will be banned as from 14 December 2012, with the exception of those that are still pending. The assessment of claims that are still on hold, other than botanicals, will be discussed by the end of the year. Claims made on botanicals could be further discussed next year. Download the Official Journal now…
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Daniel Fabricant, Director of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Dietary Supplement Programs, recently told attendees of the American Herbal Products Association’s (AHPA) inaugural Botanical Congress in New York that industry companies can expect more inspections, more injunctions, and more product seizures from FDA related to current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) violations.
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Currently there is no pre-market notification or registration requirement for health supplements in Singapore. Now, the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has started reviewing the local Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements regulations…
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Hamilton, New Zealand – New Zealand’s first and only independent product development spray dryer – known as NZ Food Innovation Waikato – is open for business. The $11 million product development spray dryer facility, is the Waikato component of the Government-sponsored New Zealand Food Innovation Network…
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The final report of “The Pilot Project of the Process for the Assessment of Scientific Evidence for Health Claims on Foods” proposed by Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) last May was published via a press presentation in 2012. The report has five parts…
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Health Canada is currently considering the labelling of prebiotics in foods. It is concerned that the use of the term “prebiotic” in itself constitutes an implied health claim, as do related descriptions, such as…
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The French government ministry department, DGCCRF, held the first of its four meetings planned for this year with the French supplement association, to discuss issues relating to food supplements. The main subjects that will be discussed in 2012 include…
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Following the completion of the European Parliamentary and Council scrutiny period, the Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 establishing this list of claims was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 25 May.
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Natural Products New Zealand (NPNZ) welcomes two new Board members who bring a broad base of expertise and knowledge to the natural products industry.
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