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Poles Buy Supplements in Large Numbers as Government Drops Tougher Rules

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Poland’s health ministry dropped several proposed changes that would have sharply tightened rules for the dietary supplement market after consultations and business protests.
  • The market is worth more than 8 billion zlotys and is expected to grow by at least 5% annually in the coming years.
  • The supplement industry’s national council called the decision a victory for legal safeguards and common sense.

Poland’s health ministry has backed away from a major tightening of dietary supplement rules after businesses protested the proposed changes.

The ministry rejected the most controversial proposals from the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate in amendments to the food safety law. One abandoned provision would have removed the application of the Administrative Procedure Code from explanatory proceedings involving dietary supplements.

Joanna Uchańska, deputy head of the National Council of Supplements and Nutrients and a legal adviser, described the decision as “a victory for common sense and the constitutional principles of the rule of law.” She was commenting on the ministry’s decision, following public consultations, to drop several measures that could have sharply affected the industry.

Poles continue to buy supplements in large numbers. The market has already exceeded 8 billion zlotys and is expected to expand by at least 5% a year over the next several years.

A victory for common sense and the constitutional principles of the rule of law.

· Joanna UchańskaThe deputy head of Poland’s National Council of Supplements and Nutrients welcomed the ministry’s decision to drop several proposed rules.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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