VITAE CAPS S.A BETS ON ORGANIC MARKET

Vitae Caps S.A has bet on organic products with its organic certification approved since July 2009. This certification refers to the range of products Vitapherole® T and Vitapherole® E intended for the food sector.
This certification is handled by EcoCert which assures our products compliance with European Regulation (CE) No. 834/2007 and No.889/2008 related to the production and labeling of organic products, as well as (NOP, National Organic Program)
In addition Vitae Caps S.A is now in the process of having organic certification for cosmetic area and it is expected that our company and products will be included in EcoCert listing as a raw material approved in organic cosmetics.
Regarding to Health Claims, EFSA has recently given its favorable opinion to the claims related to the cholesterol reduction effect of phytosterols. Once health claims are publisged in DOUE then all food applications enriched with our Vitasterol® S-80 can be labelled with claims as «it has been proved that plant sterols reduce the plasmatic cholesterol. A reduction in the cholesterol level could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease»
 
SOURCE: VITAE CAPS, SA
PRESS RELEASE IN: NUTRA COS Nº6 /2009
Category: Quality