title: [Food supplements on the domestic market in Hungary: nutritional assessment of the ingredients, risks and benefits, the role of food supplements in human nutrition].
abstract: Food supplements are foods that are concentrated sources of nutrients such as vitamins and minerals and other substances with a physiological or nutritional effect. Since joining to the European Union, the distribution of food supplements in Hungary has not been bound to pre-market authorisation; products can be placed to the market after a formal notification at the National Institute for Food and Nutrition Science. Distribution, ingredients, and all information on the label are determined by numerous regulations but at the same time, the lack of harmonized legislation at Community level may cause a lot of problems. In the second part of the review authors introduce the evaluation process of components from the point of view of nutritional and physiological effects and the possible role of food supplements in human nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Országos Élelmezés- és Táplálkozástudományi Intézet Budapest Pf. 839 1437. lugasi.andrea@oeti.antsz.hu
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lugasi
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horacsek
authors.forename: Éva
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Martos
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004032:Diet; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D005062:European Union; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis; D052756:Nutritional Sciences; D009753:Nutritive Value; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D014815:Vitamins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins