European Industry Food Supplement
Quality Guide Draws Global Interest
Demand has soared across the globe for a
pan-European quality guide for food
supplements created by trade organisation
the European Federation of Associations of
Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM).
Developed by a team of technical experts
for EHPM, the ‘Quality Guide for Food
Supplements’ is the first pan-European
guide of its kind, building on many
existing national guides that have been
developed by the trade organisation’s
member associations over the past ten
years.
The guide has been created as a tool for
all food supplement companies – from those
that have their products contract
manufactured to those that solely
distribute products – to help them comply
with EU laws and ensure the production of
high quality products.
Since its release in November last year it
has been distributed across Europe, and
has seen hundreds of requests for copies
coming in from the European industry as
well as the international sector,
including companies in the United States,
Canada, Switzerland, Argentina and across
South East Asia.
“We are delighted that our guide has
proved so popular both within Europe and
internationally,” said EHPM Chairman Peter
van Doorn. “It is testament to the fact
that the practices being initiated within
the EU are being closely reviewed across
the globe. We hope this guide will be a
step towards achieving and maintaining a
high and consistent level of quality for
food supplements across the 27 countries
of the EU.”
The guide details both the legal and
recommended production requirements from
raw materials to finished products,
including manufacturing, quality control,
packaging, distribution and storage. Its
recommended requirements are based on
examples of best practices, to help
maintain the safe and consistent
production of high quality supplements
across the EU.
The Quality Guide for Food Supplements can
be downloaded from the EHPM website
www.ehpm.org. For more information
email the EHPM Secretariat at
pieterdhondt@ehpm.be.
