Food Supplements Europe
Budget
€300 — €0
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
2
1.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Food Supplements Europe represents the interests of the European food supplement sector. Its membership includes national associations and companies. Our primary goals include: - Create a favourable environment for the recognition of the importance of food supplements for public health. - Build a European regulatory system that takes into account the special requirements of food supplements based on evidence-based principles. - Represent the interests of the food supplement industry as a trusted partner for solutions on regulatory, scientific, and technical matters based on knowledge, dialogue and transparency. - Engage with all involved in legislation and policy making in Europe in the area of food supplements, including the regulatory and scientific bodies and political institutions. - Implement a strategic vision for the sector in Europe so that consumers can benefit from safe and high quality products
EU Legislative Interests
- Food legislation, including food information, hygiene, food improvement agents, nutrition and health claims, addition of vitamins and minerals, food supplements, contaminants, novel foods, microplastics, official controls, … - Other related legislation, including medicinal products, medical devices, microplastics, mutual recognition, packaging, ... - Food and Nutrition Policy, including obesity and malnutrition. - Farm-to-Fork strategy, including the Code of Conduct on Responsible Business and Marketing Practices. - Risk assessment, EFSA. - ECHA.
Communication Activities
In addition to its core tasks as association, Food Supplements Europe: - organises conferences. - develops educational materials, such as guidelines, aimed primarily at its members but made available via its website to all interested parties. - commissions studies, including healthcare cost savings studies for food supplement ingredients.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Food Supplements Europe is member of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) (www.iadsa.org) Food Supplements Europe provides funding to SITOX, the Italian Society of Toxicology (https://www.sitox.org/en) Food Supplements Europe is a member of the European Food Forum (EFF) (https://www.europeanfoodforum.eu) Food Supplements Europe is member of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Consumers Working Group at SME Connect (https://www.smeconnect.eu/working-groups/agriculture-food-consumers/)
Organisation Members
http://www.foodsupplementseurope.org/about-us/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.