Does Europe’s supplements sector have a QC problem?

Europe’s food supplement sector makes some of the world’s best, but QC issues around stability and blends threaten its standing, with only 10% of finished products bothering to conduct end-product stability testing, according to an industry player. Read more

Norway moves to tighten laws on ingredient addition to supplements

The Norwegian government is to enhance existing regulation governing the inclusion of vitamins and minerals to food supplements as the country looks to refresh and raise standards in the European Union. Read more

EU supplement law ‘among world's strictest,’ as study finds two thirds adulterated

An industry group declares the EU legal framework for food supplements ‘among the strictest in the world,’ in response to a study that finds almost two-thirds of supplements contain pharmacological active substances or plant toxins. Read more

EFSA cites safety issues over whipworm egg use as immune-boosting supplement

The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) are unable to establish an agreed dose, in which consumers can safely consume the embryonated eggs of a whipworm as a food supplement. Read more

Sweden's Supreme Court outlaws sale of THC-containing CBD oil

Sweden's Supreme Court rules that cannabidiol (CBD) oil made from industrial hemp containing any amount of the psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a drug, Read more

Supplement regulation delay puts consumers ‘in jeopardy,’ insists Romanian industry group

The Romanian Association of the Self-Care Industry (RASCI) expresses frustration with the country’s delay in approving food supplement regulation saying it “jeopardises” the safety of its consumers. Read more