Stores to take vitamin battle to EU

IRISH health stores are going to the European Parliament with their battle to retain high dosages of vitamins and minerals on their shelves.

Under new legislation people will only be able to buy supplements across the counter up to the limit of the Recommended Daily Allowance deemed safe to take.

If they want to take larger amounts they will need a doctor’s prescription as the supplements are no longer considered a food, but a medicine from next year.