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WHAT IS HIDDEN IN FOOD SUPPLEMENTS?

Food supplements are concentrated sources of nutrients or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect. On market they are in “dose” form like pills, tablets, capsules or liquids in measured doses. In the EU, food supplements are regulated as foods. Food supplements are intended to correct nutritional deficiencies, maintain an adequate intake of certain nutrients, or to support specific physiological functions. They are not medicinal products and as such cannot exert a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action and cannot be attributed medicinal properties. Changing lifestyles, rising health awareness, growing geriatric population and adoption of a healthy diet are one of the major factors driving the demand for food supplements. In 2020., the global food supplements market size is estimated to be valued at USD 136.2 billion and projected to reach USD 204.7 billion by 2026, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.0% during the forecast period. In recent years, the number of RASFF notifications in the category of dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods has increased significantly. These include permitted food additives in excess of their limits, contaminants, unauthorised novel food ingredients, unauthorised nutritionally- related compounds, excess vitamins and controlled drugs. Selling online in uncontrolled conditions only further increases that number.

food supplements ; unauthorized composition ; lifestyles ; a healthy diet

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