4.—(1) Regulations may be made to set the maximum amounts of vitamins and minerals that may be present in food supplements per daily portion of consumption as recommended by the manufacturer, taking into account—
(a)the upper safe levels of vitamins and minerals established by scientific risk assessment based on generally accepted scientific data, taking into account, as appropriate, the varying degrees of sensitivity of different consumer groups;
(b)the intake of vitamins and minerals from other dietary sources.
(2) Regulations may be made to set minimum amounts of vitamins and minerals required to be present in food supplements per daily portion of consumption as recommended by the manufacturer.
(3) When setting the maximum amounts referred to in paragraph (1), the appropriate authority must take into account reference intakes of vitamins and minerals for the population.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)