FOOD SUPPLEMENTS – ECJ
April 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) could have to reform its directive on market approvals for food supplements (2002/46/EC). A formal opinion from a European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general has claimed the law breaks EU treaty commitments on fair trade by failing to supply effective guidelines for adding new supplements to an approved supplements list for pan-EU sales.
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) could have to reform its directive on market approvals for food supplements (2002/46/EC). A formal opinion from a European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general has claimed the law breaks EU treaty commitments on fair trade by failing to supply effective guidelines for adding new supplements to an approved supplements list for pan-EU sales.
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