EU Eases Rosemary Restrictions
The antioxidant can now be used in low fat meat, poultry and fish products.
The European Union recently eased its restrictions regarding the use of rosemary extract in low-fat meat and fish products, following a filing by Naturex (Avignon, France) and other rosemary extract producers.
A flavor and color stability extender in meat and poultry products, antioxidant-rich rosemary was initially limited to meats with higher fat contents. Now, under the new regulatory amendment, the use of rosemary extract is no longer based on fat content, enabling low fat processed meat and fish products (with less than 10% fat) to make use of the antioxidant as well.
DOJ asks Utah court to dismiss FTC lawsuit against Xlear Inc.
March 11th 2025On March 10, the DOJ and the defendant filed a stipulation to dismiss with prejudice the lawsuit in which each party agrees “to be responsible for its own costs and fees and agrees that no party shall be responsible to any other party for any fines, costs, fees, or penalties arising from this case.”
HHS announces efforts to eliminate independent conclusion of GRAS
Published: March 11th 2025 | Updated: March 11th 2025U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is directing the acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) acting commissioner to explore rulemaking that would eliminate the independent conclusion of GRAS provision.
