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NPNZ Associate member Label and Litho is recognized as being a leading label printing company in New Zealand. The company’s labels can be found on beverage bottles, food packaging, egg cartons, natural health products, pharmacy products, industrial products and anything else that you can think of that has a self-adhesive label…!

Last month saw the publication of 63 opinions on 442 ‘generic’ claims in the EU, the majority of which (around 80%), were rejected mainly because of the poor quality of the information submitted. Now, EFSA has published three draft guidance documents aimed at giving further detail on what it does require. These documents are open to consultation until the end of August…

The European Botanical Forum (EBF) recently met with two representatives of the European Commission’s DG SANCO to discuss botanicals. The aim of the meeting was to exchange views on how best to move forward with the issue of health claims for botanicals.

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has for some time been recommending greater fortification of the food supply to boost intakes of vitamin D in order to protect ‘…the large populations that rarely get enough of the vital vitamin D through natural means’ …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now unveiled a new strategy to meet the challenges posed by rapidly rising imports of FDA-regulated products and a complex global supply chain in a report called the “Pathway to Global Product Safety and Quality.”

Supplement manufacturers are required to submit safety information to the federal government before placing a new product on the market. However as evidenced by Daniel Fabricant, director of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this often does not happen. Dr Fabricant estimates that some 60,000 ingredients are sold as dietary supplements in the United States, but…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is disclosing more information about inspections and court actions, and now has a web portal on its enforcement activities as part of Phase II of the agency’s transparency initiative. These actions are being taken to make FDA’s enforcement and compliance-related activities more accessible, downloadable, and searchable online…

Business.govt.nz has launched the ANZ Flying Start Business Plan Competition, to seek out the best business plan from new or fledgling New Zealand businesses, and help them put their plans into action…

Minister of Science and Innovation Wayne Mapp has welcomed the Maori Economy, Science and Innovation report released by Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples.
“It highlights how an improved Maori science and innovation system could bring significant economic and social benefits,” Dr Mapp said.