EFSA: Guidance on the scientific requirements for health claims related to muscle function and physical performance
EFSA has published the finalized version of the 1st revision of its previous guidance published in 2012.
EFSA has published the update of its guidance on the scientific requirements for health claims related to physical performance published in 2012. This guidance is intended to assist applicants in preparing applications for the authorisation of health claims related to muscle function and physical performance. It is available at: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5434
The draft guidance was subject to public consultation from 16 July to 2 September 2018.
Author : A. Chanson-Rollé. November 2018.
EFSA : New guidance on nanotechnologies in food and feed
The EFSA has published a new guidance on how to assess the safety of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. The guidance gives practical suggestions on the types of testing that are needed and the methods that can be applied. It covers the application areas within EFSA’s remit, e.g. novel foods, food contact materials, food/feed additives and pesticides.
For more information: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/180704?utm_source=EFSA+Newsletters&utm_campaign=755f251791-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_04_01_46&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7ea646dd1d-755f251791-59442097
Author: A. Chanson-Rollé. July 2018.
EFSA: Public consultation related to risk assessment of the (geno)toxicity of combined exposure to multiple chemicals
EFSA's Scientific Committee has launched an open consultation on two draft guidance/statement documents related to risk assessment of the (geno)toxicity of combined exposure to multiple chemicals (MIXTOX Guidance). Interested parties can submit comments until mid-September 2018. For more information and access to the draft guidance/statement documents: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/consultations/call/180626-0 and http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/consultations/call/180626
Author: A. Chanson-Rollé. July 2018.
Novel food : a new guidance to help applicants to prepare novel food applications
The administrative guidance includes a checklist of the data requirements outlined in EFSA’s “Guidance on the preparation and presentation of an application for authorisation of a novel food”, that applicants should use to verify the completeness of their data. The guidance also contains four summary tables where applicants should summarise the results of the scientific studies provided in their technical dossier.
EFSA strongly recommends applicants to use both the completeness checklist and the summary tables when preparing an application for novel food.
More information at: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/180216?utm_source=EFSA+Newsletters&utm_campaign=9d3eec2bf5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7ea646dd1d-9d3eec2bf5-59442097
Author: A. Chanson-Rollé. February 2018.
EFSA Journal: special edition on Dietary Reference Values
A special edition on Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) has just been published in The EFSA Journal.
This special edition puts together all EFSA opinions on DRVs that have been published so far. It also includes a summary report that presents tables summarizing all DRVs for all macronutrients, vitamins and minerals.
A useful tool...
More information at: http://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/issue/10.1002/(ISSN)1831-4732.021217/
Author : A. Chanson-Rollé. January 2018.
EFSA public consultation: sugars in food
The EFSA has launched a public consultation regarding the protocol that it aims to use for its upcoming assessment of dietary sugars. The aim of the assessment is to establish a cut-off value for intake of “free” sugars that is not associated with adverse health effects. Interested parties can submit comments on the protocol until 4 March 2018.
Author : A. Chanson-Rollé. January 2018
Article published: The SENS algorithm - a new nutrient profiling system for food labelling in Europe
N. Darmon, J. Sondey, V. Azaïs-Braesco, M. Maillot
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2018 Feb;72(2):236-248. doi: 10.1038/s41430-017-0017-6
In cpartnership with Nicole Darmon (INRA Montpellier) and the company MS-Nutrition, we contributed to establish a nutrient profiling system, the SENS (for “Système d’Etiquetage Nutritionnel Simplifié”), devoted to make easier for the consumer the evaluation of the nutritional value of packaged foods. Conceived along the WHO guidelines, this tool is derived from the SAIN LIM, developed by the French Food Safety Agency in 2008 and is based on the energy density and nutrient density of food products. It shows a good discriminating power between and within food categories. The detail of the system has just been published in the European Journal of Clinical nutrition and is available here (http://rdcu.be/CLad). Further publication are planned shortly.
Author: V. Braesco. January 2018
Académie d'Agriculture de France
Véronique Braesco has been elected as a corresponding member of the Académie d’Agriculture de France (AAF), food section, in 2018.
The AAF (https://www.academie-agriculture.fr/academie/presentation/english-presentation) is committed to inform the Government and the public opinion of progresses in all aspects of agricultural sciences, being it at national or international levels, as well as to facilitate exchanges between scientists of various disciplines. A regular public session meeting is being held weekly. Each year the Academy distributes awards, medals, and grants in its spheres of competence
Author : V. Braesco. January 2018.
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