New standard on Astaxanthin Dietary Supplement
Rwanda
Apr 03, 2025
The Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) has published Draft Rwanda Standard on Astaxanthin dietary supplement – Specification. This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for Astaxanthin dietary supplement from yeast Astaxanthin (Phaffia rhodozyma) or algae astaxanthin (Haematococcus pluvialis) intended for human consumption as antioxidant.
This Standard does not cover foods for special dietary uses and Vitamin and mineral supplements covered in RS EAS 797 and Lipid food supplements covered in RS EAS 798
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