The addition of nutrients to food means the addition of one or more nutrients, typically vitamins and/or minerals, to a food product during the manufacturing process. A food with vitamins added is commonly referred to as ‘fortified with vitamins’.
Relevant legislation providing for fortified foods can be found on the Instructions and legislation webpage under Addition of nutrients to foods.
A food business operator must notify the Finnish Food Authority of the bringing to market of any food to which vitamins and/or minerals have been added (see Notification on bringing to market fortified foods).
The European Commission maintains a Community Register on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods. The Register includes e.g. information regarding national provisions on the mandatory addition of vitamins and minerals.