New list of recommended analysis methods for botanicals

Belgium A new list of recommended analysis methods for the use of certain botanicals in food supplements has been published by the Belgian Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment. A list of 119 plants has been drawn up based on the scientific...

Autocontrol and ‘only once-principle’

Belgium The Royal Decree of 15 November 2017 regarding the notification of a materiovigilance contact point and the registration of distributors and manufacturers of medical devices concerns the introduction of a new registration procedure that should limit the...

New Royal Decree on nutrients

The Royal Decree (RD) of 3 March 1992 on food supplements and ordinary foodstuffs enriched with nutrients has been revised and amended. In this amendment, the list of vitamins, minerals and oligo-elements has been updated, and new maximum levels of these nutrients...