1. © FSAI Food supplement notification system in Ireland Prof Mary A T Flynn Chief Specialist Public Health Nutrition

2. © FSAI Food Supplement Regulations Regulation 1924/2006 - Health claims Directive 2002/46- Food supplements Option in Reg 2002/46 to monitor the market National rules - All food supplements must be notified to FSAI (SI 506/2007)

3. © FSAI What does the submission look like?

4. © FSAI Updates to a previous submission or deleting a submission Planned upgrades to FSAI Food Supplement Database Make a copy of a previous submission and edit any changes which have been made to the product If the product is no longer on the Irish market please let the FSAI know and this will be noted (shelf life and stock will have to be taken into account) Example: New label Modified ingredients Change in distributor

5. © FSAI Confidentiality Details about the notification such as the product label date of notification and contact details of the notifier - will be kept by the FSAI as confidential information, subject to the Freedom of Information Acts, 1997 and 2003. Confidential

6. © FSAI What happens to this information? When a non – compliance is found by an Environmental Health Officer notification information on the food supplement productis accessed Environmental Health Officers work for the HSE and are responsible for enforcing food legislation

7. © FSAI Guidance on tolerances The measured level must be below the safe upper level for the specific nutrient Draft Scientific Report on the Safe Upper Levels for Vitamin and Mineral Intakes in Ireland Taking the EU and IOM safe upper levels and putting them in an Irish context

8. © FSAI Total Supplements (n9483) notified to the FSAI 2004 - 2014

9. © FSAI