CACGL 55-2005 GUIDELINES FOR VITAMIN AND MINERAL

CAC/GL55-2005Page1of3GUIDELINESFORVITAMINANDMINERALFOODSUPPLEMENTSCAC/GL55-2005PREAMBLEMostpeoplewhohaveaccesstoabalanceddietcanusuallyobtainallthenutrientstheyrequirefromtheirnormaldiet.Becausefoodscontainmanysubstancesthatpromotehealth,peopleshouldthereforebeencouragedtoselectabalanceddietfromfoodbeforeconsideringanyvitaminandmineralsupplement.Incaseswheretheintakefromthedietisinsufficientorwhereconsumersconsidertheirdietrequiressupplementation,vitaminandmineralfoodsupplementsservetosupplementthedailydiet.1.1.SCOPE1.1Theseguidelinesapplytovitaminandmineralfoodsupplementsintendedforuseinsupplementingthedailydietwithvitaminsand/orminerals.1.2Foodsupplementscontainingvitaminsand/ormineralsaswellasotheringredientsshouldalsobeinconformitywiththespecificrulesonvitaminsandmineralslaiddownintheseGuidelines.1.3TheseGuidelinesapplyonlyinthosejurisdictionswhereproductsdefinedin2.1areregulatedasfoods.1.4FoodsforspecialdietaryusesasdefinedintheGeneralStandardfortheLabellingofandClaimsforPrepackagedFoodsforSpecialDietaryUses(CODEXSTAN146-1985)arenotcoveredbytheseGuidelines.2.DEFINITIONS2.1Vitaminandmineralfoodsupplementsforthepurposeoftheseguidelinesderivetheirnutritionalrelevanceprimarilyfromthemineralsand/orvitaminstheycontain.Vitaminandmineralfoodsupplementsaresourcesinconcentratedformsofthosenutrientsaloneorincombinations,marketedinformssuchascapsules,tablets,powders,solutionsetc.,thataredesignedtobetakeninmeasuredsmall-unitquantities1butarenotinaconventionalfoodformandwhosepurposeistosupplementtheintakeofvitaminsand/ormineralsfromthenormaldiet.3.COMPOSITION3.1SELECTIONOFVITAMINSANDMINERALS3.1.1Vitaminandmineralfoodsupplementsshouldcontainvitamins/provitaminsandmineralswhosenutritionalvalueforhumanbeingshasbeenprovenbyscientificdataandwhosestatusasvitaminsandmineralsisrecognisedbyFAOandWHO.3.1.2Thesourcesofvitaminsandmineralsmaybeeithernaturalorsyntheticandtheirselectionshouldbebasedonconsiderationssuchassafetyandbioavailability.Inaddition,puritycriteriashouldtakeintoaccountFAO/WHOstandards,orifFAO/WHOstandardsarenotavailable,internationalPharmacopoeiasorrecognizedinternationalstandards.Intheabsenceofcriteriafromthesesources,nationallegislationmaybeused.1Thisreferstothephysicalformsofthevitaminandmineralfoodsupplementsnottothepotencyofthesupplements.食品伙伴网:(a)uppersafelevelsofvitaminsandmineralsestablishedbyscientificriskassessmentbasedongenerallyacceptedscientificdata,takingintoconsideration,asappropriate,thevaryingdegreesofsensitivityofdifferentconsumergroups;(b)thedailyintakeofvitaminsandmineralsfromotherdietarysources.Whenthemaximumlevelsareset,dueaccountmaybetakenofthereferenceintakevaluesofvitaminsandmineralsforthepopulation.Thisprovisionshouldnotleadtosettingofmaximumlevelsthataresolelybasedonrecommendednutrientintakes(e.g.PopulationReferenceIntakeorRecommendedDailyAllowancevalues).4.PACKAGING4.1Theproductshallbepackedincontainerswhichwillsafeguardthehygienicandotherqualitiesofthefood.4.2Thecontainers,includingpackagingmaterial,shallbemadeonlyofsubstanceswhicharesafeandsuitablefortheirintendeduse.WheretheCodexAlimentariusCommissionhasestablishedastandardforanysuchsubstanceusedaspackagingmaterial,thatstandardshallapply.5.LABELLING5.1VitaminandmineralfoodsupplementsshouldbelabelledaccordingtotheCodexStandardfortheLabellingofPrepackagedFoods(Codex-Stan1-1985,Rev.1-1991)aswellasaccordingtotheGeneralGuidelinesonClaims(CAC/GL1-1979).5.2Thenameoftheproductshallbe“foodsupplement”withanindicationofthecategory(ies)ofnutrientsoroftheindividualvitamin(s)and/ormineral(s)containedintheproductasthecasemaybe.5.3Theamountofthevitaminsandmineralspresentintheproductshouldbedeclaredinthelabellinginnumericalform.TheunitstobeusedshouldbeunitsofweightconsistentwiththeCodexGuidelinesonNutritionLabelling(CAC/GL2-1985Rev.1-1993).5.4Theamountsofthevitaminsandmineralsdeclaredshouldbethoseperportionoftheproductasrecommendedfordailyconsumptionandifdifferent,theamountperunitforsingleusemayalsobegiven.食品伙伴网(quantity,frequency,specialconditions).5.7Thelabelshallcontainadvicetotheconsumernottoexceedthemaximumone-dayamount.5.8Thelabelshouldnotstateorimplythatsu