Amendment of the Food Supplements Directive
The Food Supplements Directive (EC) 2002/46 will be amended in three main points by Regulation (EU) 2021/418 of 09.03.2021:
- The unit for specifying copper is changed from micrograms to milligrams.
- Nicotinamide riboside chloride can be used as niacin.
- Magnesium citrate malate can be used as magnesium.
VO (EU) 2021/418
The regulation applies with regard to the indication of the unit of copper from 30.09.2022 with an open sale of products previously placed on the market or labeled. The new chemical substances nicotinamide riboside chloride and magnesium citrate malate can be used from the entry into force of the regulation, thus on the twentieth day after its publication (30.03.2021).