EFSA RELEASES GUIDANCE ON NEW FOOD CLAIMS LAW
July 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) last week (Thurs 26/7) published formal guidance to food manufacturers and retailers seeking European Union (EU) authorisation for product health claims. Despite receiving 300 comments on its initial draft from food health experts and others, EFSA has not changed the main principles it originally proposed. Instead, said a note from the EU agency: "The consultation led to text changes resulting in a clearer, simpler and more user-friendly document." The guidance will help companies submitting health claims ...
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