Press Releases

2009

• Trade associations call for a formal dialogue on article 13 health claims process (12/06/09)

• Concerns heighten for botanicals in EFSA claims assessment process (08/06/09)

• EBF hails European Court of Justice judgement on Spain’s treatment of botanical products (06/03/09)

• EBF launches website (26/01/09)

• EBF presents the facts on botanicals (15/01/09)

2008

• European Botanical Forum workshop sees ‘official’ turnout (16/12/08)

• Mutual recognition key to marketing botanical food supplements across the EU says EBF (10/12/08)

• Claims substantiation criteria too strict for SMEs says EBF (30/08/2008) 

2007

• European Botanical Forum hails European Court of Justice garlic verdict (20/11/2007)

• EFSA health claims guidelines ignore traditional use evidence for botanicals (02/07/2007)

• Industry article 13 claims list ready by July (28/06/2007)

• Traditional knowledge should be valid part of substantiation in health claims (16/04/2007)

• Botanical Forum proposes regulatory model for botanicals in food supplements (23/02/2007)