Sammelbandbeitrag

Erschienen in: Ethnopharmacology

Herausgeberliste: Heinrich, M; Jäger, AK

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2015

Seiten: 239-250

ISBN: 978-1-118-93074-8

eISBN: 978-1-118-93073-1

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118930717.ch21

Serientitel: Postgraduate Pharmacy Series

Abstract: 

In the past ethnopharmacology identified numerous botanical preparations and botanical products that are consumed by certain population groups because of their health benefits. These findings could also be of interest for other populations and the translation into products seems to be a meaningful transfer of results into practice. Botanical preparations are widely available to consumers through several distribution channels in the EU and other countries, and are becoming part of the common diet. It may not always be clear whether such products fall within the definition of a medicinal product or food. Thus, it is important to determine first which legal framework – medical or food law – is applicable. This article introduces the legislative regulations for the marketing of traditionally used products in Europe. Other countries such as the USA have similar regulations that differ in details and which are not discussed in this chapter. Finding the correct dividing line between foods and medicines is a challenge for all market participants, not only since Europe‐wide regulations for food supplements and ‘fortified foods’ were implemented. Although the question ‘What is a food and what is a medicine?’ is not easy to answer the right decision for the benefit of consumers has to be taken.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Eckert, G. (2015) The Ethnopharmacology of the Food–Medicine Interface: The Example of Marketing Traditional Products in Europe, in Heinrich, M. and Jäger, A. (eds.) Ethnopharmacology. New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118930717.ch21

APA-Zitierstil: Eckert, G. (2015). The Ethnopharmacology of the Food–Medicine Interface: The Example of Marketing Traditional Products in Europe. In Heinrich, M., & Jäger, A. (Eds.), Ethnopharmacology (pp. 239-250). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118930717.ch21