Market check dietary supplements
The current market check by consumer centres on isoflavone-containing food supplements is alarming: the majority of the 22 products tested exceed the maximum daily dose for isoflavones recommended by the European food safety Authority (EFSA). In some cases, inadmissible health claims are also advertised. From the point of view of consumer centres, controls on health advertising are inadequate.
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Dr. Kai Joachimsen, Chief Executive Officer of the BPI, agrees: "It is unacceptable that food containing plant ingredients is still advertised with inadmissible health claims. The consumer is deceived and even exposed to possible health risks. If the German government is serious about improving labelling and thus increasing consumer protection, then it must finally insist on the EU having all botanicals evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The Health Claims Ordinance of 2006 is unmistakable: health claims in food advertising must be verifiable and supported by studies. Unfortunately, the implementation of the regulation was stopped by the EU Commission in 2010 for herbal products. And the consumer has been standing alone in the rain ever since, at least with botanicals."
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