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    Vitamins and minerals

    Food supplements and ordinary foodstuffs enriched with nutrients are regulated by Royal Decree of 30 May 2021 (available in Dutch and French). This decree contains, among others,...
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    Other substances

    Food supplements containing other substances are regulated by the Royal Decree of 29 august 2021 (available in Dutch and French). This decree contains amoungst others, the...
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    Advisory Commission for Plant Preparations

    List of plants for which the Advisory Commission provided an advice The Advisory Commission for Plant Preparations consists in representatives of persons and bodies...
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    Plants

    Food supplements containing plants are regulated by Royal Decree of 31 August 2021 (only available in Dutch and French) also known as the Plants Order. For the plant parts listed...
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    Types of foodstuffs concerned

    What types of foodstuffs are covered by the Nutrivigilance system? Nutrivigilance is a system for registering undesirable effects linked to the consumption of four categories of...
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    List of plants for which the Advisory Commission provided an advice

    For some plants you can consult the document with the official advice via the hyperlink. For the other plants the advice has already been transposed into law by the inclusion in...
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    Operators

    Operators, i.e. any company involved in the product chain from manufacture to availability to the consumer (manufacturers, distributors, retailers, etc.) is responsible for the...
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    Healthcare professionals

    As healthcare professionals (doctors, pharmacists, dieticians, nurses, speech therapists, physiotherapists, etc.), you are in contact with patients or consumers and are therefore...
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    Citizens

    Anyone who has experienced or witnessed an undesirable effects is invited to report it to FPS Public Health. Please complete your report with as much information as possible, and...
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    Reporting undesirable effects online

    Undesirable effects can be reported to FPS Public Health via an online form. To help you fill in the form, a completed sample form can be found here. Please provide as much...