The regulatory burden varies greatly based on the product or ingredient functional foods classified as conventional foods ie nutritionally fortified foods probiotics fruits and vegetables etc by the us food and drug administration fda are required to comply with most fsma provisions. Nutraceuticals are naturally occurring derived bioactive compounds that are reported to have health benefits the delivery systems for nutraceuticals are foods functional foods supplements or both. Under the us laws that fda enforces food label claims generally fall into three categories nutrient content claims health claims and structure function claims nutrient content claims are statements that characterize the level of a nutrient in a food. Purchase nutraceutical and functional food regulations in the united states and around the world 2nd edition print book e book isbn 9780124058705 9780124059122. 1 toxicology 2006 apr 322111 3 epub 2006 feb 17 nutraceuticals and functional foods regulations in the united states and around the world