Dietary Supplement Regulation Europe

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Dietary supplement regulation europe. Food supplements are defined as foodstuffs the purpose of which is to supplement the normal diet and which are concentrated sources of nutrients or other substances with a. Taking into account this study and other available information the commission in accordance with the requirement set out in article 4 8 of directive 2002 46 ec on food supplements has prepared a report to the council and the european parliament on the use of substances other than vitamins and minerals in food supplements. L404 26 30 december 2006.

In europe the food supplements directive fsd directive 2002 46 ec as amended establishes a definition for food supplements and a list of allowable vitamins and minerals and it sets requirements for labeling. An aging population has increasingly become a global phenomenon not just in developed countries but also among emerging regions. 178 2002 of the european parliament and of the council of 28 january 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law establishing the european food safety authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety oj l 31 1 2 2002.

In europe food supplements are foodstuffs the purpose of which is to supplement the normal diet and which are concentrated sources of nutrients or other substances with a nutritional or physiological function alone or in combination marketed in dose form namely forms such as capsules pastilles tablets pills and other similar forms sachets of powder ampules of liquids drop. European regulations on nutraceuticals dietary supplements and functional foods. Challenges and opportunities april 1 2016 27 minutes read.

The general food law regulation or as it is officially called regulation ec no. L327 1 11 december 2015. As a result i will specifically discuss the federal regulation of dietary supplements in the united states for this article.

Official journal of the european union. International regulations on dietary supplements. Directive 2002 46 ec of the european parliament and of the council of 10 june 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to food supplements text with eea relevance oj l 183 12 7 2002 p.

A framework based on. Regulation ec no 1925 2006 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 december 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods. Official journal of the european union.