标题：Plants and parts of plants used in food supplements: an approach to their safety assessment Brunella Carratù, Elena Federici, Francesca R. Gallo, Andrea Geraci,
摘要：In Italy most herbal products are sold as food supplements and are subject only to food
law. A list of about 1200 plants authorised for use in food supplements has been compiled by the
Italian Ministry of Health. In order to review and possibly improve the Ministry’s list an ad hoc
working group of Istituto Superiore di Sanita was requested to provide a technical and scientific
opinion on plant safety. The listed plants were evaluated on the basis of their use in food, therapeutic
activity, human toxicity and in no-alimentary fields. Toxicity was also assessed and plant limitations
to use in food supplements were defined.
