IADSA update on international supplement regulations

AHPA is an active member of IADSA and is distributing the IADSA Newsflash as a member benefit. IADSA is an association focused on the globalization of food supplement markets and regulatory challenges. This issue of the IADSA Newsflash includes:

• Highlights of IADSA survey of satisfaction with international regulatory and policy trends for the supplement sector
• The EU will be publishing a decision that certain cranberry products can no longer be marketed as medical devices
• EFSA is seeking safety assessment data on a number of constituents, including green tea and hydroxyanthracene derivatives
• Belgium is setting conditions of use for several dietary ingredients, including caffeine and red yeast rice
• France, Italy, and Sweden are evaluating maximum use levels for vitamins and/or minerals
• The Netherlands has taken action against numerous products in the libido, weight loss, and sports supplement categories for containing unauthorized substances
• Turkey has extended the deadline for compliance with new food supplement regulations for products awaiting authorization that initiated the notification process before December 31, 2016
• An overview of Turkey’s new food supplement regulations is provided

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