What Should Be Tested When Launching a Functional Food in the EU?
What should be tested when launching a functional food in the EU? Explore composition, contaminants, microbiology, stability, claims and packaging.
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Stability & Product Development
Can You Use an Old Stability Study for a New Product?
Can an old stability study support a new product? Learn when previous stability data can be used, when additional testing is needed and how…
Quality & Compliance
What Happens When a Supplier Changes a Raw Material?
A supplier change can affect quality, stability and compliance. Learn what Food, Supplements, Cosmetics and Pharma companies should check before switching raw materials.
Food & Supplements
How to Build a Risk-Based Testing Plan for Food Supplements
Learn how to build a risk-based testing plan for food supplements by connecting ingredients, contaminants, microbiology, stability and EU regulatory requirements.
Regulatory Compliance
Your Product Passed the Lab Test. Why Can It Still Fail Compliance?
Your product passed the laboratory test, but can it still fail compliance? Learn why analytical results are only one part of regulatory product compliance.
Testing & Validation
When Should You Test a New Product? Before, During or After Formulation?
When should you test a new product? Learn how testing before, during and after formulation can reduce development risks and support regulatory compliance.
EU Market Entry
Why One EU-Compliant Supplement Label May Still Not Be Enough for 27 Markets
EU supplement law is only partly harmonised. A formula that works in one Member State may still require another notification, language, warning or ingredient…
Food & Supplements
EU Regulation 2026/1507: A New Fermentation-Derived Novel Food Enters the EU Market
EU Regulation 2026/1507 authorises fermentation-derived Rhizomucor pusillus mycelium for multiple foods and adult supplements. The new entry sets use levels, microbiological and contaminant specifications,…
EU Market Entry
Supplement or Medicinal Product? The EU Classification Mistake That Can Stop a Launch
A capsule can look like a food supplement and still raise medicinal-product questions. Learn how the EU assesses borderline products by presentation and function,…
Food & Supplements
EU 2026/1427: New Egg Membrane Novel Food Rules
EU Regulation 2026/1427 authorises a new enzymatically produced egg membrane hydrolysate for adult food supplements at up to 500 mg/day. But protected data, supplier…