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IHTA membership To become a team member and
caretaker of our industry sector, Ring Phil Costigan, General Secretary at 065 684 89 11 or E mail Background: The Irish Health Trade Association is committed to co-operating in self
Legislative framework and self regulation
go hand in hand ensuring that the Check out : IHTA Member Benefits Food supplements The Food Supplements
Directive 2002/46/EC came into force in July 2002 and From June 2002 any
person placing a food supplement product on the market in The S.I. also sets out specific labelling provisions
which the labels of food In Ireland,
vitamins and minerals sold as food supplements are regulated as There are two routes
available to license herbal medicinal products in Ireland: (2) A Certificate of Traditional-use Registration (as per article 16a of Directive 2001/83/EC as amended). Products in this category are registered under the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Registration Scheme and are known as traditional herbal medicines. Qualifying products must be registered by April 30th 2011. Current activity, the IHTA has established over the years a good working consultative relationship with IMB and FSAI personnel, representatives of both bodies have presented at IHTA AGMs. Nutritional & Health Claims Regulation. The FSAI compiled the list of Article 13 health claims submissions for Ireland. The List was collated using an on-line process. All claims submitted via the FSAI Article 13 online submissions process between June and December 2007 were included in the List. The claims on the List of Article 13 Health Claims Submissions for Ireland do not represent claims that are in any way endorsed or approved by the FSAI or the Department of Health and Children. The List consists of 314 separate submissions It is very clear that regulation is stepped up not only at EU level but at national level too. IHTA has worked very diligently to forge mutual and co-operative working relationships with the regulatory authorities and interested parties, our focus has been to encourage acceptance of our industry as responsible stakeholders in the natural health industry. Members are kept up to date on all developments and afforded the opportunity to make known their views and concerns. Times are very challenging for the natural health trade industry at local, European and global level, the IHTA is embracing these challenges with energy and drive. To become a team member and caretaker of our industry sector, join our Association now: Ring Phil Costigan, General Secretary IHTA at 065 684 89 11 or E mail info@ihta.org |
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