EU-wide ban on aloe vera preparations in food overturned

Published 2024년 11월 13일

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The EU General Court has reversed a ban on aloe vera preparations in food, initially implemented in March 2021, that affected botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives (HADs). The ban, prompted by a 2017 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientific assessment, was challenged due to the European Commission's overreach in banning preparations rather than individual substances. Legal firm Covington & Burling's successful case argument hinged on the lack of consumer risk evidence from the EFSA assessment and the Commission's overstepping of regulatory boundaries. The decision negates the initial ban, questioning the Commission's risk management and EFSA's hazard versus risk assessment approaches.

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A European Commission ban on the use of aloe vera preparations used in food has been annulled by the EU General Court following a lengthy legal battle. A ban was enforced in March 2021, with legal firms pursuing an overturn from May in the same year. The ban covered botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives (HADs), which included aloe extracts, a decision that had a huge impact on the nutrition and nutricosmetic industries. The European commission had “overstepped the mark” in prohibiting preparations instead of individual substances, critics from the food sector blasted. Moreover, the ban was based on an EFSA scientific assessment, from which the EU General Court failed to identify evidence of consumer risk. A case lodged in May by legal firm Covington & Burling set a precedent and resulted in the overturn. “The Commission has no power to ban botanical ‘preparations’ under this regulation and the court agreed that the Commission had overstepped the mark,” said ...

Source: Foodnavigator