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Besides the presence of the common views listed in Part 1, it is also possible to identify certain elements that are specific to, and characteristic of, each country.<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A major element of specificity of the\u00a0Italian regulation<\/strong>\u00a0is the great importance accorded to\u00a0properly communicating to consumers the properties of product ingredients<\/strong>. The Italian reference text on food supplements<\/a> even mentions such indications as compulsory (within the limits of the normative framework), a provision that is not present in European nor in French texts. On this foundation lies a series of claims on physiological effects that may be attributed to botanicals, probiotics, prebiotics and other substances; as such statements do not meet the definition of health claims, they do not need to be preventively approved at the European level.<\/p>\n

In particular, the use of a claim on the physiological effects of probiotics has been authorized in Italy since the setting of the first national guidelines on the matter, which also sets for the\u00a0term probiotic<\/strong>\u00a0to be allowed for use on food supplements meeting certain requirements<\/a>.\u00a0In France, for the time being the use of the term is not allowed; however, a statement indicating it as a non-specific health claim was recently withdrawn from the French authority\u2019s website\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Speaking of\u00a0French authorities<\/strong>, one aspect that characterizes them is their willingness to\u00a0cooperate with the industry<\/strong>\u00a0in order to find mutual understandings on crucial issues, as has happened with the creation of the lists on permitted essential oils and their conditions of use<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, what can be said about the approach of the two countries on permitted food supplement ingredients?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both France and Italy identify\u00a0three macro-categories\u00a0<\/strong>of active ingredients: vitamins and minerals, plants and plant-based preparations (botanicals), and \u201cother substances\u201d with a physiological or nutritional effect.<\/p>\n

The list of\u00a0vitamins and minerals<\/strong>\u00a0that can be added to food supplements is common across the European Union, but conditions of use as maximum daily doses or additional labelling requirements differ between countries, including Italy<\/a> and France<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Regarding\u00a0botanicals<\/strong>, a common ground between the two countries had been set by their collaboration in elaborating the Belfrit list<\/a>, which, however, ended up being used differently by each involved party. Italian authorities established a reference list of authorized plants, with a broad understanding of the term\u00a0as it also includes algae; a separate list is available on authorised fungi. French authorities, on the other hand, created separated lists for plants, algae, lichens, and plants whose essential oils can be used<\/a>. The list contents differ between the two nations.<\/p>\n

Finally, each of the two countries possesses a non-exhaustive national reference list on\u00a0other substances<\/strong>\u00a0with nutritional or physiological effects (French<\/a> and Italian<\/a> lists).<\/p>\n

In conclusion<\/strong>, Italy and France do have a somewhat similar approach to food supplements. Nevertheless, this does not imply that their regulations are perfectly overlapping, as a number of distinctive elements can be identified. Further developments may still occur.<\/p>\n

Orchidali can help you evaluating the most suitable approach for each country<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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