Food Allergens: a public health issue

Allergenic foods have been identified as a food safety hazard and may affect millions of consumers if not properly controlled. According to EAACI (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology), food allergies affect more than 17 million Europeans while in the US, FARE (Food Allergen Research and Education) reports 32 million Americans suffering from food allergies. The […]

Food supplements in Europe: similarities and differences in regulation

Brief overview of EU regulation Food supplements are defined by current legislation as: “food products intended to supplement the common diet and constituting a concentrated source of nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, or other substances having a nutritional or physiological effect, in particular, but not exclusively, amino acids, essential fatty acids, fibers and extracts […]

Medical devices: The new regulation

All the manufacturers of medical devices, including Lo.Li. Pharma, have had to face the challenge represented by the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745. In this short article, we will try to summarize some of the most interesting aspects of this new regulation. One of the several effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the postponement […]