Regulator saves glucosamine supplements

A UK regulator has won a landmark victory in the High Court to set a precedent on the classification of food supplements.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency obtained a ruling that glucosamine can in principle continue to be marketed under food law even though one glucosamine product has been granted a licence to be sold as a medicine across the European Union. Regulators have established the principle that they will continue to be permitted to make such regulatory classifications on a case by case basis.

Read the full story on leading EU news site Nutraingredients.com.

The Whitehouse Consultancy is Europeโ€™s leading public affairs agency for the specialist health product sector. The agencyโ€™s clients include Consumers for Health Choice and the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance.

Chris Whitehouse

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