The EU rule that first harmonised the definition of "food supplement" across all member states: a food product intended to supplement the normal diet, a concentrated source of nutrients (vitamins, minerals) or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, sold in dosed forms such as capsules, tablets, sachets, vials or similar.
A regulation that brings together in a single text the rules on infant and follow-on formulae, cereal-based foods and other foods for infants and young children. It replaced several earlier directives, harmonising requirements across the whole European market.
Governs so-called FSMPs: foods specially processed for the dietary management of patients, to be used under medical supervision, intended for people with a limited or impaired capacity to take, digest, absorb or metabolise ordinary food.
Same regulatory framework as Class II and III (Regulation 609/2013 covers all three categories in a single text): this class covers total diet replacement products, i.e. products designed to completely replace one or more meals as part of a weight-control programme.
Governs the voluntary addition of vitamins, minerals and other specific substances to "ordinary" foods (drinks, baked goods, milk, meals, etc.), aiming to harmonise rules across the EU internal market and ensure a high level of consumer protection.
Until 2016 there was a specific EU directive for "foods intended for sportspeople", later repealed: today these products formally fall under the general category of food supplements (Class I, Dir. 2002/46/EC).
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