Food supplements, herbal medical products and functional food

The market for food supplements and functional foods is growing rapidly. Increasing interest in the area has resulted in the Danish and European authorities making tougher demands regarding both product manufacturing and marketing and increased their focus on the boundaries between products governed by pharmaceutical regulations and food regulations.

We have been involved with the market since the start of the current and growing wave of food supplements, herbal medicinal products and functional foods making us well-placed to assist all types of producers, distributors and suppliers with a high degree of specialist industry knowledge. This also apply to the products that approach the intersection between food and pharmaceuticals.

Our areas of advice include:

Danish and EU law requirements
Approval of new products - including securing licences
Marketing and labeling of existing and new products
Questions regarding the distinction between food, food supplements and pharmaceuticals
Sales agreements, terms of sale and delivery, agency, distribution and private label agreements
Purchase, importation, and supply agreements
Agreements on licensing, partnerships and contract work, and other commercial agreements
Research, development, clinical trials, and non-disclosure agreements
Mergers and acquisitions
Exports and activities abroad
Product safety, recall, and contact with the authorities