(1)我が国のビタミンサプリメントを巡る現状(パネルディスカッション「ビタミンサプリメント」)

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In Japan the market of dietary supplements is quite different from USA and EU countries. In April 2001 the "nutritionally functional foods" system was introduced by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labor. However, this system is limited to just 12 vitamins and two kinds of minerals. Only nutritional claims of these nutrients are indicated on the label along with their contents. Upper limit contents of these vitamins and minerals are the same as those of quasi-drugs containing vitamins and minerals, and lower than those of over the counter drugs. The lowest contents of vitamins and minerals in these Products were defined to be one third of recommended dietary intake levels for adults. Major problems of this system are the limitation to only 12 vitamins without vitamin K and two minerals and the fact that the permitted ingredients must be food additives. Another problem is reference as to prevention of diseases caused by life style cannot be permitted. As this system has only started, future reexamination of this system will be necessary based on the comment of experts.
日本ビタミン学会の論文
2003-02-25