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Dietary Supplements & Premixed Foods
Dietary supplements are defined as food according to Act No. 93/1995 on Foodstuffs, with later amendments, and Regulation No. 624/2004 on Dietary Supplements, with later amendments.
Fortification is when extra nutrients and ingredients are added to food during production. Fortification may include vitamins, minerals, trace elements, amino acids, essential fatty acids, fiber, and various plant extracts. Specific rules apply to fortifying food with vitamins, minerals, and certain other substances.
Supplementary content
- Details about food supplements on the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority website
- Guidelines on communicating food information to consumers on the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority website
- Information on fortifying food with additives and other substances on the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority website
- Regulation on communicating food information to consumers
- Regulation on food supplements
- Common ingredients, plants, other organisms, and labels reviewed by the Icelandic Medicines Agency