5. Glossary

AMM (Autorisation de Mise sur le Marché); marketing authorization

Authorization to market a new pharmaceutical speciality, issued by the health authorities to the pharmaceutical laboratory concerned.

nutrivigilance; nutrivigilance

A device designed to improve consumer safety by rapidly identifying potential adverse effects linked to the consumption of dietary supplements, fortified foods or beverages, new foods and ingredients, and products intended for the nutrition of special populations.

omega 3; omega-3

Fatty acids making up a family of essential fatty acids, grouping together essential fatty acids necessary for the development and proper functioning of the human body, but which our body is unable to manufacture. They can, however, be manufactured from their precursor...