Food supplements

Royal Decree amending the Royal Decrees of 30 May 2021 on the placing on the market of nutrients andfoods to which nutrients have been added, and of 29 August 2021 on the manufacture and marketing of foodsupplements

The proposed draft Royal Decree aims to amend, harmonise and clarify the current procedure for thenotification of food supplements and enriched foods provided for at national level by three Royal Decrees onnutrients, plants and other substances.

At European level, the principle of notification is laid down in Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliamentand of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodsupplements and Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods.