UK Food Standards Agency Vitamin Report Will Aid EU Supplement Regs
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) plans to submit the Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals' final report to the European Commission as member states move toward finalizing regulations on the composition and labeling of food supplements by July 2003
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