EFSA Cuts Selenium Upper Limit to 255 µg a Day
EFSA has lowered the tolerable upper intake level for selenium from 300 to 255 µg a day, and published a separate opinion on supplemental DHA. These are pre-legislative signals that usually precede EU maximum level rules by 12 to 24 months, and Germany’s BfR already sets stricter national selenium caps.
EU Vitamin and Mineral Dose Limits: Public Consultation Opens Q3 2026
The EU Commission opens a public consultation on harmonised vitamin and mineral maximum permitted levels in Q3 2026, with a draft regulation due Q1 2028. High-dose B vitamins, vitamin D and sports nutrition products face the most reformulation risk.
Luxembourg Rewrites Its Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Caps
Luxembourg has revised its national maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements. Vitamin C rises to 1,000mg a day and vitamin D to 50 micrograms, several B vitamin caps are removed, and sodium is cut from 5,100mg to 2,000mg. The changes apply in Luxembourg only.
Britain’s Ashwagandha Safety Review Is Still Not Closed
The UK Committee on Toxicity discussed a third draft statement on ashwagandha on 8 September 2026, so the formal risk assessment remains open and no UK or EU conclusion has been published. A separate 90-day study of one branded extract in 62 adults reported no adverse signals, but it was supplier-funded.
Netherlands Confirms Intent to Ban Ashwagandha -What Supplement Brands Must Do Now
The Dutch Ministry of Health confirmed its intent to ban ashwagandha on 10 April 2026, with no effective date yet set. Denmark already bans leaf-derived ashwagandha and France has an ANSES advisory. Supplement brands with Netherlands-based EU fulfillment should assess affected products and a realistic effective date now.