Novel Food Europe Updates: Summary from March 2025
Happy Friday! With March gone and Spring officially started, it’s time again to share the major updates that occurred for Novel Foods across Europe. Contact us with any questions or feedback. Novel Food Status Catalogue Updates Below is the update related to the new entries for the Novel Food Status Catalogue. This update […]
Europe – List of botanicals at risk of being banned
Happy Friday! Here’s your weekly must-read update from Rosapharma. This week’s edition features a comprehensive list of botanicals that are at risk of being banned from Food Supplements in Europe. Contact us with any questions or feedback. Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) Discussions between the European Commission (EC) and Member States about Alpha […]
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 […]
Novel Food Europe Updates: Summary from February 2025
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 […]
Belgium and France: Updates on Belgian Decrees and French Pharmacopoeia
Belgium: Royal Decrees on Nutrients, Substances, and Plants In January 2025, the Belgian authorities published a Royal Decree amending three existing decrees related to nutrients, non-nutrient substances, and plant preparations. This update refines the general provisions and notification procedures. While the lists of authorised or prohibited ingredients remain unchanged, key procedural updates were introduced. The […]
Brazil: Petitions submitted to ANVISA can refer to pre-approvals from FDA, EFSA and Codex
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 […]
