In March 2000 the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses issued a discussion paper on the development of a Codex Alimentarius Guideline on vitamin and mineral supplements. The IADSA paper "Creating a Global Regulatory Framework for Dietary Supplements" summarises the main challenges facing food supplement regulators and integrates the differing view points that exist on these issues.
Decisions and policies have become increasingly influential for food supplement companies in producing and marketing their products. An understanding of how these global institutions work and what influence they have on the regulation and policy affecting food supplements is therefore critical to any business involved in international trade. This IADSA guide offers an overview of the following global decision-making bodies: Codex Alimentarius; World Health Organization (WHO); Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD); World Trade Organization (WTO).