On the borderline between medicinal products and foodstuffs
The Joint Expert Commission on the Classification of Substances met today in Berlin for the constituent meeting of the new appointment period. The committee assesses products that are on the borderline between medicinal products and foodstuffs and thus makes an important contribution to the preventive health protection of consumers.
Friedel Cramer, President of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), emphasized the importance of the commission for consumer health protection: "The number of food supplements on the market is constantly increasing, especially in online trade. Differentiating them from medicinal products is a major challenge for the supervisory authorities, as they have to carry out legally compliant case-by-case assessments. With its work, the Joint Expert Commission provides up-to-date, scientifically and legally sound findings. The commission members thus make a significant contribution to consumer protection."
Prof. Dr. Werner Knöss, Vice President of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) emphasized: "The composition and work of our Joint Expert Commission represents the extraordinary breadth of the topic. The cooperation is interdepartmental, the expertise is particularly interdisciplinary and the perspectives of the federal institutions and the federal states are also included in the scientific assessment. This is why, from the perspective of patient protection, we are also noticeably advancing the reliable classification of products with our Joint Expert Commission."
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