K&L Gates has applied on behalf of Telomerase Activation Science Inc., for cycloastragenol to be approved under the Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (the ‘Novel Foods Regulation’). Cycloastragenol is extracted from Astragalus trojanus, a perennial flowering shrub of the Fabaceae family (more commonly known as the legume, pea or bean family). The applicant states that the … Continue reading Application to the FSA to market cycloastragenol as a novel food ingredient
Food recalls in EU – Week 10 – 2014
This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have one recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Food additives and flavourings: unauthorised colour E 128 - Red 2G, E 110, Sunset Yellow (FCF), E 124 - Ponceau 4R/cochineal red A in sliced ginger pickles, following an official control on the market. Origin Japan (via Netherlands), … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 10 – 2014