Supplementing food for health: Practices amongst French adults aged 60 to 75 years

The use of food supplements continues to grow in France, even though it is being discouraged by the main health and medical authorities. The ambiguous definitions surrounding these products make it difficult to measure their consumption. Using a qualitative survey based on interviews (n = 31) of consumers aged 60 to 75 years, this paper explores the ways in which this consumption is increasing. It traces the adoption of food supplementation in this age group back to life-course events, relating to health in particular. Using the practice theory, three forms of supplementation are identified according to the norms, products, sources of medical prescription and purposes at play. The first form is dependent on orthodox medical prescription having been taken; the supplements are prescribed by a doctor and considered by the consumer to be almost like medicinal products. The second form is linked to heterodox 'natural' therapies; products are most often based on plants and considered to be traditional remedies. The third form is related to a heterodox micronutritional approach, claiming to be scientifically advanced; products are identified as food supplements, and their consumption reflected a strategy of prevention, or even health optimisation in ageing. The affinities between these supplementation forms and the individuals' social characteristics are discussed. Results suggest that common consumer categories should be better integrated in the measurement of food supplement consumption

French results from the monitoring of pesticide residues in food

This dataset contains the analytical results of pesticide residues measured in the food products analysed by the national competent authorities. Pesticide residues resulting from the use of plant protection products on crops that are used for food or feed production may pose a risk factor for public health. For this reason, a comprehensive legislative framework has been established in the European Union (EU), which defines rules for the approval of active substances used in plant protection products, the use of plant protection products and for pesticide residues in food. In order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, legal limits, so called “maximum residue levels” or briefly “MRLs”, are established in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EU-harmonised MRLs are set for all pesticides covering all types of food products. A default MRL of 0.01 mg/kg is applicable for pesticides not explicitly mentioned in the MRL legislation. Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 imposes on Member States the obligation to carry out controls to ensure that food placed on the market is compliant with the legal limits. A sample is considered free of quantifiable residues if the analytes were not present in concentrations at or above the limit of quantification (LOQ). The LOQ is the smallest concentration of an analyte that can be quantified with the analytical method used to analyse the sample. It is commonly defined as the minimum concentration of the analyte in the test sample that can be determined with acceptable precision and accuracy. If a sample is contains quantifiable residues but within the legally permitted limit (maximum residue level, MRL), it is described as a sample  with quantified residue levels within the legal limits (below or at the MRL) A sample is considered non-compliant with the legal limit (MRL), if the measured residue concentrations clearly exceed the legal limits, taking into account the measurement uncertainty. It is current practice that the uncertainty of the analytical measurement is taken into account before legal or administrative sanctions are imposed on food business operators for infringement of the MRL legislation.   REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION: MOPER_2016 – Service Commun des Laboratoires DGDDI et DGCCRF MOPER_2017 – Service Commun des Laboratoires DGDDI et DGCCRF   We are seeking feedback on our open data please complete the survey at the link below: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/9344dfa0-f384-cb72-65f6-6c187a6d0f14</p

Results from the monitoring of veterinary medicinal product residues and other substances in live animals and animal products - France

&lt;p&gt;This dataset contains the monitoring results of veterinary medicinal product residues and other substances measured in live animals and animal products analysed by the national competent authority of France. The presence of unauthorised substances, residues of veterinary medicinal products or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For this reason and in order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, a comprehensive legislative framework has been established in the European Union (EU) which defines maximum limits permitted in food and monitoring programmes for the control of the presence of these substances in the food chain. Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 establishes maximum limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in food-producing animals and animal products. Maximum residue levels for pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. Commission Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 lays down the maximum limits for the presence of certain contaminants in animal products. Council Directive 96/23/EC lays down measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof, mainly veterinary medicinal products, in live animals and animal products. Additionally, Commission Decision 97/747/EC lays down levels and frequencies of sampling for certain animal products.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The dataset contains the results of laboratory tests from samples taken from bovines, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, poultry, rabbits, farmed game, wild game aquaculture, milk, eggs and honey.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Targeted samples are taken with the aim of detecting illegal treatment or controlling compliance with the maximum levels laid down in the relevant legislation. This means that, in their national plans Member States target the groups of animals (species, gender, age) where the probability of finding residues is the highest.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Suspect samples are taken as a consequence of i) non-compliant results on samples taken in accordance with the monitoring plan, ii) possession or presence of prohibited substances at any point during manufacture, storage, distribution or sale through the food and feed production chain, or iii) suspicion or evidence of illegal treatment or non-compliance with the withdrawal period for an authorised medicinal veterinary product.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Residues of pharmacologically active substances mean active substances, excipients or degradation products and their metabolites, which remain in food.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Unauthorised substances or products mean substances or products prohibited under European Union legislation.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Non-compliant sample is a sample that has been analysed for the presence of one or more substances and failed to comply with the legal provisions for at least one substance. Thus, a sample can be non-compliant for one or more substances.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;VMPR_2022 &ndash; French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &amp; Safety&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;VMPR_2021 &ndash; French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &amp; Safety; Joint Service of the Laboratories of the&lt;br&gt;Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry (DGCCRF and DGDDI)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;VMPR_2020&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &amp; Safety;&nbsp;Joint Service of the Laboratories of the&lt;br&gt;Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry (DGCCRF and DGDDI)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;VMPR_2019&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &amp; Safety&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;VMPR_2018 &ndash;&nbsp;French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &amp; Safety&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;VMPR_2017&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &amp; Safety&lt;/p&gt;EU; CSV; [email protected]

Comparaisons internationales de la demande de produits alimentaires

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