EHPM was created in 1975 and represents approximately 2000 health-product manufacturers in 21 European countries. Through our member associations we aim to provide consumers with safe, science-based, high quality products as well as accurate and helpful information about their nutritional value and use.
A central goal of EHPM over the last decade has been to ensure the development of an appropriate and balanced regulatory framework for the marketing of food supplements. We believe that:
- Appropriate EU legislation for food supplements must be developed to prevent barriers to trade and ensure consumer choice
- Legislation on the levels of food supplement ingredients should be based on safety data obtained from nutrient appropriate scientific evaluation, to ensure the optimum health of consumers
- Manufacturers should be able to respond to developments in nutrition science. Innovation must be encouraged to provide consumers with safe food supplements which meet their varied needs
- Legislation must permit products to be accompanied by appropriate labelling information to educate consumers. Such measures will, in turn, improve the general health of the population and decrease the risk of some major diseases.
EHPM cooperates actively with the European Commission, the European Parliament, national governments, relevant trade associations and consumer groups, leading scientists and international contacts to reach consensus.
Member products include:
- Food supplements in tablet, capsule, powder and liquid form, including vitamins and minerals, other nutrients and/or herbs
- Herbal preparations
- Natural and traditional remedies
- Whole foods and foods for special diets
- Functional Foods
- Foods composed entirely or mainly of ingredients produced according to organic agricultural standards
- Natural cosmetics
Click here to see a list of our Members