News Update – July 28th, 2017
NHP BILL UPDATE / LIGGINS RESEARCH / and more …
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Letter to NZ Listener: Fish oil study conclusions a red herring
Is it safe to take fish oil supplements, or isn’t it? Consumers reading the Listener’s article Can Fish Oil Cause You Harm? could understandably be left wondering. At first glance the Liggins Institute’s fish oil supplement study findings appear to raise causes for concern but closer analysis reveals that all is not as it
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MPI: “No food safety risk associated with fish oil supplements”
Date: 22 Jul 2016 Media contact: MPI media team Telephone: 029 894 0328 Email: [email protected] The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Ministry of Health are confident a recent study provides no evidence of a food safety risk associated with fish oil supplements currently on the New Zealand market. Jenny Reid, MPI Manager Food
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GOED Response to Critical Omega-3 Animal Study on Oxidation Published by New Zealand Researchers
A research paper linking oxidized fish oil in rats to newborn mortality and maternal insulin resistance was recently published in the American Journal of Physiology. While GOED is usually not concerned with the media’s reporting on animal research, this particular paper was authored by Albert et al, the same group that published the January 2015
News Update – July 14, 2016
NHP BILL UPDATE/SUPPLIERS DAY AND MORE
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News Update: June 10th, 2016
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What is the difference between the Natural Health Products Bill (Act) and the Regulations?
The Natural Health Products Bill will become the Natural Health Products Act once it has undergone its third (and final) reading in Parliament. Regulations usually follow close behind a Bill’s enactment so that the Act’s requirements are clear for all concerned. At this stage the Ministry of Health is in ‘information gathering mode’ on the
CHEMLINKED: China Officially Grants One-year Grace Period for CBEC
Published on CHEMLINKED 25 May 2016 Take home The CBEC transition period has been officially granted according to China GAC, which will end on May 11th 2017. During the grace period, CBEC commodities don’t need to obtain the “Customs Clearance of Entry Commodity” (CCEC). Cosmetics, infant formula, medical device, special foods (such as health food and
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News Update: CBEC Grace Period / RNZ Interview / MOH Extension / and more …
News Update 27 May 2016 CBEC Grace Period / RNZ Interview / MOH Extension / and more …
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