The European Court of Justice has just found in favor of the ‘European Communities’ who took Germany to task over the classification of Garlic supplement capsules.

In brief, Germany was classing these as a medicinal product and prohibiting the importation of them from other EU countries where they are considered a food supplement.  Part of Germany’s argument was the fact that they are in capsules.

However, the Court of Justice made it plain that just because they are in capsules does not make them a medicine, particularly if their purpose is to promote good general health.  This is good news because many ‘authorities’ are trying to use the ‘form’ of nutritional supplements (in capsules or tablets) to support their argument that they are medicines and therefore should be regulated like drugs.

There are little ‘battles’ like this going on all around the world at the moment.  Hopefully, for all of us (other than the pharmaceutical companies) the pro-supplement movements will ultimately with the help of the public win the war.

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