UK FSA consults on vitamins, minerals and other substances in supplements
30 September 2009
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has asked for comments on the Food Supplements (England) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009.
The consultation relates to England's national regulations. According to FSA website the subjects are to:
(a) to permit to the continued use in food supplements of 67 vitamin and mineral sources currently permitted for use under a legislative provision which expires on 31 December 2009
(b) to give automatic effect to any future changes to the Annexes to Directive 2002/46/EC relating to vitamins, minerals and the sources of these permitted for use in food supplements;
(c) to provide for the execution and enforcement of Article 2 of the new Commission Regulation which adds one mineral to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods and 2 vitamin formulations and 8 mineral substances to Annex II.
The deadline for comments is 9 November 2009.
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