Regulation of Food Enriched with Nutrients.

This Regulation provides for: conditions to be met by food enriched with nutrients, which are placed on the market while ensuring a high level of consumer protection; rules and standards for packaging and labelling; and for other biosecurity procedures.
To food can be added only vitamins and minerals that must be in the bio-usefull form, whether or not commonly found in that type of food, with the possibility of taking into account the following: a) lack of one or more vitamins and/or minerals in the population or specific population groups, it is possible to show clinical or sub-clinical evidence of deficiency or display based on the assessment of low levels of intake of nutrients; b) the possibility of improving the nutrition of the population or specific population groups and/or increasing the intake of vitamins or minerals in their diet due to changed dietary habits; c) the development of generally accepted scientific knowledge on the role of vitamins and minerals in their diet and their health effects.
In the food production some other substance can be added or used even if there are not vitamins or minerals, or an ingredient containing substances different than vitamins and minerals in amounts that do not significantly exceed the usual intake of these substances under normal conditions of a balanced and varied diet.
Full Annex, containing technical standards, data and requirements, is an integral part of this Regulation.