Your Trusted Partner in Food Scientific Consulting and Regulatory Compliance

Navigating the complex world of food safety and regulatory requirements can be challenging. Whether you’re launching a novel food ingredient or seeking approval for a new food additive, Intertek’s scientific and regulatory experts are here to ensure your success.

With decades of global experience, we specialize in obtaining pre-market clearance for food ingredients through the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) procedure, new dietary ingredient notifications, food and color additive petitions, and claims substantiation. Our team works diligently to ensure your products meet the most stringent regulatory compliance standards across major global markets, including FDA, EFSA, USDA, Health Canada, and FSANZ regulations.

We provide innovative, customized solutions, delivering efficient and cost-effective strategies to achieve regulatory compliance. Our tailored services align with your unique business goals, streamlining product development processes and enhancing market readiness.

Our proven track record of successful submissions reflects our commitment to client success. By staying ahead of regulatory changes, we help mitigate non-compliance risks, ensuring your products are safe, compliant, and ready for the global marketplace.

Explore our comprehensive range of services, including regulatory compliance consulting, scientific evaluations, safety assessments, and product development assistance. Whether you need guidance navigating the complexities of food and dietary supplement regulatory requirements, Intertek’s expertise is here to assist you and drive results.

Health Claims Substantiation and Submissions

Intertek provides scientific and regulatory support for substantiation of health claims for foods and dietary supplements in major jurisdictions worldwide.

Food and Supplement Clinical Trials Services

At Intertek, we specialize in providing scientific and regulatory support tailored specifically for food and supplement clinical trials.

Dietary Exposure Assessments Services

Intertek’s Dietary Intake Experts conduct exposure assessments to estimate intake pattens of food additives, novel food ingredients, enzymes, and other food-related substances worldwide.

Food Biotechnology Services

Intertek's food biotechnology services support industry in the development, use, and regulatory approval of products of biotechnology as it relates to the food industry.

Bioinformatics Safety Assessments and Characterization

Intertek offers bioinformatic assessments to assist companies with characterizing and demonstrating the safety of microorganisms and microbial-derived products.

Computational Predictive Toxicology Modeling Services

Intertek’s Computational Predictive Toxicology Modeling services support the safety assessment of novel molecules in the absence of experimental safety data.

Frequently Asked Questions

Intertek provides scientific and regulatory support for the substantiation of health claims for foods and dietary supplements in global markets. Our experts critically evaluate the available scientific evidence to assess its strength, quality, and sufficiency in supporting proposed health claims, identify evidence gaps, and develop scientifically robust claim substantiation strategies aligned with applicable regulatory requirements.

Intertek provides scientific and regulatory support for clinical trials involving foods and dietary supplements, including clinical trial strategy, study design considerations, endpoint selection, and scientific evaluation of clinical evidence. Our experts help clients develop clinical evidence strategies aligned with their intended regulatory and health claims objectives and assist clients with clinical study placement at an established Contract Research Organization (CRO). Intertek support clients with the monitoring of clinical studies, statistical planning and analyses, and manuscript preparation and publication. Our experts also help with the review of clinical trial protocols to ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and that due consideration has been given to key factors that can assess study outcomes. 

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