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Food Supplements Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004 (2010)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No.88, 18 February 2004, 2pp.
Long title
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Women on food supplements.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Food additives Standards Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Women introduces the Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements into Austrian national legislation. For the purpose of the said Ordinance vitamins and mineral substances are to be considered as food supplements. These products shall be delivered to the ultimate consumer only in a prepackaged form. Annex 1 specifies the vitamin and mineral substances which may be used when manufacturing food supplements. On the other hand Annex 2 lays down the vitamin and mineral substances which may be used when manufacturing food supplements. Details of packaging and labelling are contained in articles 3 to 5. The text consists of 7 articles and 2 Annexes.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements.

Legislation | European Union | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Special dietary uses, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX