Food supplements safety

Svensk Egenvård strives to ensure that the food supplements that are available on the Swedish market are safe, are of high quality and that consumers are provided with appropriate and adequate labelling on the products. Our work to ensure the safety of food supplements is based on a national industry guideline, certification and labelling assessments.

Food supplements consist of concentrated sources of nutrients or other substances that have nutritional or physiological effect. By law, food supplements are foodstuffs and thus are not subject to registration or notification procedures in Sweden.

In cooperation with the industry, Svensk Egenvård has developed a national guideline and a certification system for food supplements. Certification in line with the national industry guideline “Safe food supplements for consumers” enables the company to prove that it continuously pursues improvements to ensure the safety of food supplements. The certification is designed for organisations that wish to demonstrate the effectiveness of their food supplement safety and the hygiene-critical elements of their operations. Svensk Egenvård also offers advisory services to ensure that the products are appropriate and adequately labelled.

The requirements for food supplements are stated in the Swedish Food Act, which complements the EC regulations, and in the sector’s national industry guideline “Safe food supplements for consumers.” To verify the compliance of companies with legislation and the industry guideline, retailers should impose requirements on certification and labelling assessments.

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