The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted a scientific opinion (summary also available) on two ingredients commonly used in so-called energy drinks. Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) concluded that exposure to taurine and d-glucuronolactone through regular consumption of energy drinks [...]
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB) is referring advertising for the dietary supplement Colotox, from Phoenix-based Central Coast Nutraceuticals Inc., to the FDA and FTC for review. Under its National Advertising Review Council (NARC) program, NAD had asked the company for substantiation of certain claims for its product, [...]
A report published on the web site of the Minneapolis-based nonprofit Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), http://www.iatp.org indicates some well-known foods and drinks rich in high-fructose corn syrup may contain detectable levels of mercury. This report comes on the heels of a new study published in the journal of Environmental Health, http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069x-8-2.pdf which shows [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revising its requirements for cochineal extract and carmine by requiring their declaration by name on the label of all food and cosmetic products that contain these color additives. This final rule responds to reports of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, to cochineal extract-containing food and carmine-containing food and [...]
A federal district court has ordered the marketers of three dietary supplements (Thermalean, Lipodrene, and Spontane-ES) to pay more than $15 million for deceiving consumers about the products’ safety and effectiveness. The court imposed the final monetary judgment and permanent prohibitions against the marketers in December 2008, after granting the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for [...]
The Better Business Bureau has issued a nationwide warning cautioning consumers to be suspicious of online ads relying on celebrity endorsements to sell acai berry-related weight loss products. The acai berry has been credited by supplement companies with fighting cancer and other diseases. The acai berry comes from the acai palm. According to Steve Cox, [...]
