Europe: Maximum Levels for Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in Food Supplements

Happy Friday!   Here’s your weekly must-read update from Rosapharma.    Contact us with any questions or feedback.     Maximum Levels for Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in Food Supplements     The European Commission (EC) is working on measures to establish maximum levels and control requirements for Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOHs) on food, specifically on […]

Belgium: Draft Royal Decree for Manufacturing and Trading Foodstuffs with Plants

Happy Friday! Here’s your weekly must-read update from Rosapharma.  Contact us with any questions or feedback. Indonesia: Health Supplements 2025 Agenda     BPOM (the Indonesian Food and Drug Agency) has published its Regulatory Roadmap for 2025, identifying Health Supplements as a key focus area.     Some of the key areas addressed are:   […]

Europe – DMAE and D-chiro-inositol vs Novel Food Classification

Happy Friday! Here’s your weekly must-read update from Rosapharma. Contact us with any questions or feedback. Withdrawal and Recall from the Market Products Containing Garcinia cambogia      As of April 18, the sale, importation, and introduction of Food Supplements containing Garcinia cambogia will be suspended in France for 1 year.     This decision […]

Brazil: Public Consultation on Ingredient Specs | Ban on Food Supplements with ora-pro-nobis | Safe Use of Erythrosine | Update on Plastic Packaging

Happy Friday!   Here’s your weekly must-read update from Rosapharma.   Contact us with any questions or feedback.     Withdrawal and Recall from the Market Products Containing Garcinia cambogia      As of April 18, the sale, importation, and introduction of Food Supplements containing Garcinia cambogia will be suspended in France for 1 year. […]

USA: Tariff-Exempt Dietary Ingredients | FDA Opinion on New Dietary Ingredients | FDA & the Potential Halt of GRAS Process | Restriction on the Sale of Dietary Supplements to Children and Adolescents

Happy Friday!    Here’s your weekly must-read update from RosaPharma.   Contact us with any questions or feedback.     Dietary Ingredients Exempt from Global and Reciprocal Tariffs Although some Global or Reciprocal Tariffs may be suspended for 90 days, certain Dietary Supplement ingredients have been declared exempt. According to Annex II of the executive […]

Brazil: New normative of specifications for ingredients (new ingredients and novel foods)

Last week, Brazil approved a new Normative Instruction that will regulate petitions in the food sector based on approvals already granted by Equivalent Authorities from Foreign Countries (known as Autoridades Reguladores Estrangeiras Equivalentes – AREEs – in Portuguese). This new norm is a significant step toward streamlining Brazil’s approval system, as it will allow petitions submitted to ANVISA to reference […]