A ban of Aloe in food supplements could set a dangerous precedent for the use of natural products for health in the EU. Producers need to be given the opportunity to prove the safety of their products, writes Livia Menichetti from EHPM together with MEP Piernicola Pedicini.
EU drug regulator recommends authorization of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
The European Union drugs regulator has recommended granting Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine a conditional marketing authorization, a move that will soon pave the way for the drug to become the second coronavirus vaccine to be distributed in the bloc.
Following the recommendation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the shot now must be formally authorized by the European Commission, which is expected to do so quickly.
On Wednesday, the European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety said on Twitter that they are “expected to follow the (EMA) recommendation and grant the authorization shortly after which the roll-out of the vaccine in the EU can begin.”