Regulation on nutritional supplements.

This Regulation sets out the necessary conditions which must be satisfied by all substances classified as nutritional supplements or additives, including when they are marketed as foodstuffs and presented as foodstuffs.
Nutritional supplements are foods intended to supplement the normal diet. They are concentrated sources of single or combined nutrients or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, which are marketed in the form of capsules, lozenges, tablets and other similar forms, in powder bags, in liquid ampoules, in bottles and other similar forms. with a liquid and a powder designed to be consumed in small dosage units. Nutritional supplements may contain vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, fiber, plants and plant extracts, micro-organisms and other substances with nutritional or physiological effects, provided that their safety in human consumption is scientifically substantiated (article 3). The labelling, presentation and advertising of food supplements must not be attributed to the ability to prevent, treat or cure disease in humans (article 7). Article 8 provides for labelling issues.
These rules are in accordance with the 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; and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1161/2011 of 14 November 2011 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 as regards the lists of mineral substances that can be added to foods.
The Annex is also part of this publication (list of substances that are approved for the production of food supplements or additives).