Revocation health claim on monacolin K from red yeast rice

Revocation health claim on monacolin K from red yeast rice

Europe The Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2041, dated 29 July 2024, which amends Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 concerning the health claim for monacolin K from red yeast rice, was published in the Official Journal on 30 July. The European Commission’s regulation...
Use of German language on packaging of food supplements

Use of German language on packaging of food supplements

Belgium Since September 22, 2022, a law was published that put into force that companies who don’t use German text on food supplement packs, can be sanctioned. The compulsory use of German for selling in the German-speaking community immediately entered into force....

Google Ads as unacceptable advertising

The Netherlands In the Netherlands, the court has ruled on a case in which a medical search term led to a Google Ad for a food supplement. The court decided that this is unacceptable publicity for medicines. The Google Ad for the food supplement appeared after typing...

FASFC-Brexitportal

Belgium As from March 30, 2019, the United Kingdom (UK) will no longer be a member of the European Union (EU). Although to date, no agreement between the EU and the UK has been approved, the companies involved in Brexit should anticipate the consequences as much as...