Modules
Module 1 – The Senior’s Food Market Opportunity
Module 2 – The Healthcare and Nutritional Needs of Seniors
Module 3 – Food Fortification for Health Management
Module 4 – Designing New Foods for Seniors
Module 5 – The 5 Phases of New Product Development
Module 6 – Nutrition and Health Claims
Module 9 – Seniors’ Unique Barriers and Needs
Module 10 – Using Innovation to Create Opportunities
Module 11- The Design Thinking Process
Module 12 – Researching Senior Consumers’ Needs
Module 13 – Effective Marketing Approaches to Senior Consumers
Module 14 – Business Models for the Seniors Market
Resources
Food manufacturers make all sorts of claims about their products on labels and in packaging – such as Brand X boosts your immune system or Brand Y reduces your body weight. But unless such claims can be scientifically substantiated, they cannot be used. A nutrition expert at EFSA, explains how health claims are assessed.
Tips From Trestle is a podcast focused on the discussion about senior living food & hospitality. Hosted by the Food & Beverage Executive to the Senior Living Industry Aaron Fish, he shares his thoughts, musings, and discussions about the food & beverage operations, trends, and happenings in the senior living industry.
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The present work is focused on describing the current status of the international regulatory framework for health-related claims in functional food products and the state of the art regarding these products market, focusing on those with health-related claims.
Evaluation of a) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on food with regard to nutrient profiles and health claims made on plants and their preparations and of b) the general regulatory framework for their use in foods.
EU legislation and EFSA guidance documents detail how to compile dossiers for submission and the information and studies required for the evaluation. EFSA’s guidance is updated regularly so applicants should check they are using the latest version before applying.
Nutrition and health claims.
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What is a nutrition claim?
Global market intelligence company for consumer-packaged goods, specializing in the food & beverage and personal care sectors.