Informe del Comité Científico de la Agencia Española de Consumo, Seguridad Alimen- taria y Nutrición (AECOSAN) sobre advertencias en el etiquetado de determinadas sustancias para ser empleadas en complementos alimenticios-5

Zusammenfassung

The Spanish Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) has been prepa- ring recommendations for the authorisation of certain substances other than vitamins and minerals for use in the manufacture of food supplements with the aim of including these in the new Annex III of Royal Decree 1487/2009. In this respect, the Scientific Committee has issued up to four reports on the safety of different substances and maximum recommended quantities and various warnings to be included in the labelling. In the different reports of the Scientific Committee, various drafts have been used in relation to the warnings on the use of medication and fibre-based supplements and the AECOSAN has recom- mended unifying and simplifying the drafting of the recommendations proposed by the Scientific Committee in their reports. The Scientific Committee has concluded that the recommendation of the AECOSAN in relation to the warning “Avoid use together with medicines and other fibre-based food supplements” for Konjac glucomannan, guar gum, inulin and pectins, is adequate and covers the risks for which they have recommended warnings in their previous reports on each of these substances. In addition, it is considered appropriate to include the warning “Must not be used by pregnant or nursing women, or by children and adolescents” on food supplements containing glucosamine sulfate or glucosamine hydrochloride.