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4 . 2014

Regulation of food supplements in the European Union and its member States. Part 2

Abstract

The article discusses various aspects of the regional (the European Union) and national (European countries) regulation related to food supplements. The use of botanicals and minor bioactive substances in food supplements, and their labelling are studied. The EU principle of mutual recognition is described in the context of current challenges that exist in the regulatory harmonisation between the EU member states. The concept of novel foods and novel ingredients is also presented, and the procedure of their pre-market approval is described in detail.

Basic principles of using claims for food supplements are also outlined.

Keywords:the European Union, labelling of food supplements, mutual recognition, novel foods, novel ingredient, pre-market approval of novel foods, claims

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Viktor A. Tutelyan
Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Scientific Director of the Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety (Moscow, Russia)

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