Brussels, 19/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - Food supplements are not subject to the same trade obligations as medicines, confirmed the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday 15 January. The German manufacturer, Hecht-Pharma GmbH therefore has the right to sell its fermented red rice capsules without the authorisation required for marketing medicines (C-140/07). The Court explains that a product can contain an active ingredient without it being defined as a medicine, as long as the quantity...