Abstract:The approval of new ingredients and compounds for use in food supplements is subjected to governmental regulations in many countries. In this context, there is a gap between what the scientific literature reports and how these translate into food regulation when it comes to bioactives. In this perspective piece, we analyze the case of Anvisa’s Normative Instruction (NI) N° 76, which regulates food supplements in Brazil. This updated version of a previous Normative Instruction adds hyaluronic acid, boron, silic… Show more
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