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FOOD SUPPLEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Food Industries
DEF

Concentrated sources of nutrients (primarily vitamins and mineral salts) marketed in dose form (e.g. capsules, tablets, sachets, etc.) in order to supplement nutrient intake in a normal diet.

OBS

dietary supplement: These products are known as dietary supplements in the U.S., and are generally known as food supplements in the EU. In addition, the term "dietary supplement" is used in the EU for products regulated as Foods for Particular Nutritional Uses (PARNUTS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Produit destiné à être ingéré en complément de l'alimentation courante afin de pallier l'insuffisance réelle ou supposée des apports journaliers.

CONT

La proposition de directive concerne les compléments alimentaires, définis comme sources concentrées de nutriments (vitamines et sels minéraux dans un premier temps) qui sont commercialisés sous forme de doses (gélules, comprimés, sachets de poudre, etc.) afin de compléter l'apport de nutriments dans un régime alimentaire normal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Industria alimentaria
DEF

Productos alimenticios cuyo fin sea completar la dieta normal y consistentes en fuentes concentradas de nutrientes o de otras sustancias que tengan un efecto nutricional o fisiológico, en forma simple o combinada, comercializados en forma dosificada, es decir, cápsulas, pastillas, tabletas, píldoras y otras formas similares, bolsitas de polvos, ampollas de líquido, botellas con cuentagotas y polvos que deban tomarse en pequeñas cantidades unitarias.

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