This article was first published in the World Food Regulation Review January 2020, Vol. 29, Number 8 This article explains the main topics discussed by 400+ global food safety and nutrition regulators during the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU41) in Düsseldorf from 24 to 29 November 2019.   CCNFSDU41(*) made good progresses and — finalized the revision of the standard on follow up formulas; advanced for finalization the…

Published at FoodNavigator 4 December 2019   Nowadays the list of ingredients on food labels tends to be shorter and the names simpler. But, putting aside this ‘clean label’ trend, does the average consumer still notice the claims appearing on the labels of its daily food? In the 2000s there was an urgent need to regulate the market of those claims, as a result of the multiplication of vague and sometimes misleading allegations such as…

Yesterday, the 41st session of the Codex alimentarius Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU41) started  in Dusseldorf (Germany).  The meeting was preceded by a working group to finalise recommendations to the plenary on a mechanism for future inclusion of food additives in “baby – and other special dietary uses – foods” standards and help ensuring the future alignment with the Codex alimentarius General Standard on Food Additive (GSFA).   Written by Christophe Leprêtre…

Published at FoodNavigator 7 November 2019 By Katia Merten-Lentz with the support of Manon Ombredane   How have the current EU regulations and health and nutrition claims evolved and where are they likely to go?   Fifteen years ago, products on sale in the European market could bear nutrition claims such as “90% fat free”, while, generally, no health claims related to human disease were permitted on the labels. Now, both nutrition and health claims…

Cannabidiol (‘CBD’) has burst onto the world stage in recent years, and the EU is no exception, with shops selling CBD products opening up in various countries across Europe. While CBD can be incorporated into cosmetics and used for medical uses, it is quickly gaining traction in the food and drink market, with CBD found in supplements, infused into teas and coffees, cocktails, confectionary and a variety of other edible items. Increased consumer demand is…