Vitafoods is the largest European event dedicated to the nutraceutical market and involves all the leaders of the production and distribution chain of natural and nutraceutical products. Why is it useful to participate in Vitafood? Participating in Vitafood is essential for all professionals in the nutraceutical market. In fact,...
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The management of the supply chain of drugs and natural products is a complex process and logistics plays a key role. Many pharmaceutical and natural product manufacturers are adapting to European GDP legislation. In Italy this legislation is considered a good practice, while in many European countries it represents...
What is nutraceuticals? Nutraceutical is a term that derives from the crasis of the words nutrition and pharmaceuticals and studies the pharmaceutical and nutritional properties of foods. The nutraceutical is therefore a scientific discipline dedicated to the study of foods and feed materials that have a beneficial effect on...
The food supplements market is constantly growing in Europe. In Italy, the food supplements market grows even more than the European average and produces 3.3 billion euros, about 20.6% of the whole European revenue of the sector (data Euromonitor). Within the food supplements market, the distribution chain plays a...
GDP: Good Distribution Practices: what they are and when they must be followed Good distribution practices (GDP) are a set of standards and procedures approved at European level for storage and distribution centers that deal with drugs, food and natural products (such as supplements and nutraceuticals). Maintaining the safety,...
Pharmacies can sell online The Legislative Decree n. 17 of 2014 implementing the European legislation allows the online sale of medicines without a medical prescription. The rules laid down in Italy are very strict and aimed at ensuring the maximum protection of people’s health. The sale concerns only medicines...
FEED THE BRAIN WITH OLIVE OIL. Olive oil has numerous healthy effects, including the prevention of certain brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Extra virgin oil contains oleocanthal, an ingredient that can prevent nerve cells from being compromised and therefore prevent Alzheimer’s disease. An in vitro study showed that...