Crossing the borderlines - is it a food with a claim, medicinal product or medical device?

摘要

Recently more and more "drug like" products have entered on the market via non-drug product categories including food, medical devices and even cosmetics. There are cranberry supplements for urinary tract infection available as medical devices, food supplements with diverse health claims and cosmetic products Indicated for "treatment of hoarse throat". The term "borderline products" refers to those products that may be difficult to classify into a product category, either in the same country or in different countries. Differences in implementation of legislation can be particularly significant for so-called "borderline products".