Dietary supplements and herbal medicinal products: For a clear differentiation. Statement of the Society for Phytotherapy (GPT) to the „Article 13 health claim list“ of the EFSA
F Gaedcke, B Eberwein, O Kelber, K Kraft, M Stauss-Grabo, M Tegtmeier, V Schulz, H Winterhoff, FH Kemper · Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie · 2009 · Heft 08
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Zusammenfassung
Herbal medicinal products are trusted by the public. Their therapeutic indications are validated in established authorization procedures by regulatory authorities. Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, in effect since 19 January 2007, is dedicated to meet the expectations of the consumers in correctness and scientific validity of health claims for dietary supplements, as claims will have to be authorized by the European Food Safety Authority EFSA in the future. The EC „Consolidated List of Article 13 Health Claims“ [1] published by the EFSA in January 2009 seems to contradict these expectations. In this list the claim prop…
