Authored by a task force of six scientists, this issue paper identifies existing and emerging issues in the development and use of nutraceuticals’ food compounds with health-promoting, disease-preventive, or medical properties. The paper sheds light on consumer questions, key regulations, and safety issues, and provides recommendations on research and policy needs. Chair: Mary Ellen Camire, University of Maine.

IP24, October 2003, 16 pp., Available free online and in print (fee for shipping/handling).