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Six Costs of Maintaining Food and Beverage Regulatory Compliance

Navigate the complex food regulatory environment, ensuring compliance with local and global standards, enhancing food safety, and maintaining consumer trust.

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Food Safety

Food Safety Fraud News July 2023

Recent studies and alarming incidents found using FoodChain ID’s Food Fraud Database and Ingredient Risk Identification by HorizonScan have shed light on the potential risks associated with various food products, […]

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Regulatory Compliance

How to create a compliant supplement label for Europe?

The labeling of a food supplement is highly regulated. The mandatory labeling information is listed in Directive 2002/46/EC. As it is also a foodstuff, the mandatory information laid down in […]

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Regulatory Compliance

What are the requirements for selling supplements online in Europe?

According to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (known as the FIC Regulation), the mandatory information required […]

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Novel foods and food supplements: understanding the European legal framework

A novel food is defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 as a food for which human consumption was negligible in the European Union before 15 May 1997, when the first novel food regulation […]

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Regulatory Compliance

What are health claims?

A claim is any message or representation, not required by International or national legislation, including representation in the form of pictorial, graphic or symbolic matter in any form, which states, suggests or […]

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Regulatory Compliance

What are the Novel Foods ?

Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, applicable since 1 January 2018, allows novel foods to be subject to simpler, clearer […]

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Regulatory Compliance

USDA Approves Chicken from Cultivated Cells

Last month, the United States Department of Agriculture approved the sale of chicken grown from animal cells. The USDA issued approvals to two companies allowing them to sell the products […]

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Regulatory Compliance

Expanding Horizons: Essential Considerations for Selling Food Products to New Markets

There are several components to consider to meet the regulations of a destination market, including: Regulatory Compliance Familiarize yourself with the target country’s food regulations, labeling requirements, and import restrictions. […]