FOOD SUPPLEMENTS – ECJ

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE 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 advocate general has claimed the law breaks EU fair trade treaty commitments by failing to benchmark the addition of new supplements to an approved list.



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