Only safe vitamins on shelves, rules European Court

NEW rules saying that only vitamins and supplements that are proven to be safe can be sold across the EU has got the backing of the European Court of Justice.

Producers and distributors of food supplements challenged the regulations in the European Court saying the commission was going beyond its powers.

But the court decided yesterday that the rules to tighten controls on the growing market in vitamins and minerals can come into force on August 1 as planned.