Industry trade association argues sports drinks must be distinguished from energy drinks

9 July, 2018

9 July 2018. Sports drinks containing caffeine and carbohydrates are important for sportspeople and clear distinctions must be made between their properties and those of energy drinks not specifically targeted // Read more »

ESSNA tackles over 400 potentially dangerous products

23 April, 2018

23 April 2018.  The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) has tackled 406 cases of non-compliant sports nutrition products, such as those that mislead consumers or include banned doping substances, // Read more »

NutraIngredients and ESSNA announce strategic partnership – including new flagship Sports Nutrition congress

6 December, 2017

6 December 2017. A new collaboration between the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) and William Reed, the publishers of NutraIngredients will bring benefit to the sports nutrition sector, and // Read more »

New campaign launched to educate public on sports nutrition

20 September, 2017

  20 September 2017.  A new campaign to educate the public on all things sports nutrition has been launched by the industry trade association to ensure consumer safety and good // Read more »

Synergy Flavours, Active Nutrition International, Nutritional Products International, the International Council on Amino Acid Science and TdeltaS join ESSNA

23 August, 2017

23 August 2017.  The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) has announced another expansion in its membership as Synergy Flavours, Active Nutrition International, Nutritional Products International, the International Council on // Read more »

Protein and better consumer education – ESSNA responds to BBC Newsbeat documentary

14 June, 2017

We were pleased to work with the BBC on this documentary. Whilst we don’t agree with everything that was said,  it is important the sports nutrition industry’s voice is heard in programmes // Read more »

ESSNA Vice-Chair Mark Gilbert on Vitafoods Insights Podcast

5 May, 2017

ESSNA Vice-Chair Mark Gilbert discusses the current regulatory environment and the future for sports nutrition in the EU with Vitafoods Insights – listen to his podcast here. // Read more »

Vice-Chair Mark Gilbert explains Brexit

19 April, 2017

ESSNA Vice-Chair Mark Gilbert explains the impact of Brexit on the sports nutrition industry in an interview with Food Matters Live, accessible here bit.ly/2nHEV2h. // Read more »

Vitafoods Europe teams up with ESSNA to tackle sports nutrition challenges

14 March, 2017

Vitafoods Europe is teaming up with the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) to provide greater support for companies in the booming sports nutrition sector. The announcement of an official // Read more »

ESSNA receives highly commended award for best lobbying campaign

27 February, 2017

ESSNA is delighted to announce that it has received a highly commended award in the ‘Best Lobbying Campaign’ category of the European Association Awards 2017, which took place in Brussels on 24th // Read more »