Nutraceuticals. Global Regulatory Status and Challenges - Niyati Acharya;Yashwant V. Pathak

The market for nutraceuticals is worldwide, is growing exponentially, and is competing with pharmaceuticals. Nutraceuticals: Global Regulatory Status and Challenges presents information on trends in regulatory affairs related to nutraceuticals and the challenges posed by marketing nutraceuticals in different countries.

With the emphasis on preventive healthcare increasing nutraceuticals or dietary/health supplements are necessary for everyone. As the use of nutraceuticals increases, the need for proper regulations of manufacture, evaluation storage and distribution of products is vital. Every country has its own regulations and understanding these regulations then finding common practices for managing quality of nutraceuticals is essential.

As part of the Nutraceuticals: Basic Research/Clinical Applications series, this book is useful for food and nutrition scientists, functional foods and nutraceuticals researchers, and consultants and marketing organizations for nutraceuticals/functional foods.