[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The general guidelines, requirements, and obligations governing food information, particularly food labelling, are established by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. It lays out the procedures and means to ensure that consumers...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The nutrition and health claims made on food according to EU regulations must be scientifically substantiated and authorised by the European Commission. Nutrition claims refer to any statement that refers...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Union (EU) Novel Food Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 defines novel foods as those not consumed significantly within the EU before May 1997. The regulation requires that all novel food...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Substances that serve as possible antiplatelet factors were discovered in water-soluble tomato concentrate (WSTC). These factors have been shown to inhibit platelet aggregation. Platelet aggregation has been shown to play...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Fruitflow is a water-soluble tomato extract that is marketed as a dietary supplement and claimed to contribute to normal platelet aggregation, blood flow, and healthy circulation. The European Food...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fruitflow is a natural ingredient derived from tomatoes that is claimed to support healthy blood flow. Several human trials conducted by O'Kennedy et al. have been conducted to determine its...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fruitflow: An EU-approved cardioprotective functional ingredient Fruitflow is a proprietary ingredient developed and marketed by Provexis, a UK-based biotechnology company. The company produces and sells a range of dietary supplements and...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the European Union, botanicals (plant based products) can be classified as either medicines or food products, depending on their intended use and the claims made about them. The distinction...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The EU regulation 2015/2283 amended the previous regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and repealed (EC) No 258/97, authorising some novel food for use. Many food products that were not recommended for...
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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1680241377934{margin-right: 25px !important;margin-left: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The EU Regulations for Botanical Nutraceuticals and Food Supplements Botanicals are considered a food or food supplement in the European Union (EU) and fall under the EU's Novel Food Regulation. They...
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