To the extent that consumer interest in age-defying skincare increased, so became regulatory scrutiny towards the marketing claims made about consumer products within the European Union (EU) in the year 2025. The EU reaffirmed, as...
It's emerging as a talking point in Australia due to a new bill introduced in South Australia that will seek to provide regulation around petfood labelling and marketing - something that has had no regulation...
Food for Special Dietary Use (FSDU) refers to foods formulated to meet specific nutritional requirements resulting from physiological or pathological conditions. With increasing global health challenges, the demand for such specialized nutrition products is on...
Cosmeceuticals have become a vibrant sector that straddles the worlds of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, based solely on the demand from consumers for products that provide both aesthetic improvement and therapeutic enhancement. These products have been...
Food safety and compliance obligations are not only a legal requirement, but a prerequisite to any food or nutraceutical business in India. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) demands strict adherence to...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the main regulatory authority responsible for risk assessments related to food and feed safety in the EU. If a company wishes to commercialize a novel food, food additive,...
ASEAN Harmonization: Nutraceutical Product Registration in Southeast Asia (2025)
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1. IntroductionAmongst the ASEAN nations [Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar] the nutraceutical market is growing rapidly...
The fine line between cosmetics and drugs is, in fact, getting blurrier in India. With the development in formulation science and marketing strategies, anti-dandruff shampoos, anti-aging serums, and sunscreens generally lie between beauty and treatment....
The global demand for herbal medicines, nutraceuticals, and botanical products continues to grow increasing the need for quality, safety, and compliance. World Health Organization (WHO) provides labeling guidelines for herbal products through global frameworks for...
In Singapore, the agency which oversees the regulations of Singapore approved food additives according to the Food Regulations is the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), to make sure that only scientifically assessed food additives are allowed...