{"id":4361,"date":"2026-02-10T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igifoodlaw.com\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:45:53","slug":"4361","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igifoodlaw.com\/en\/4361\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cForte\u201d<\/strong> is a term commonly used in the labelling and advertising of food supplements. Most often, it forms part of a marketing name. It also appears as voluntary wording, independent of the product name.<\/p>\n

According to the definition in a Polish dictionary, in the context of a medicinal product, \u201cforte\u201d means: \u201cwith an increased dose.\u201d<\/strong> This is also confirmed by one of the communications issued by the President of the Polish Office for Registration of Medicinal Products (URPL), according to which \u201cForte\u201d in the labelling of medicinal products denotes \u201ca higher dose than previously registered.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the labelling and advertising of food supplements, \u201cforte\u201d is used to highlight characteristics similar to those of medicines.<\/p>\n

But not only that.<\/p>\n

\u201cForte\u201d also appears on supplements where manufacturers want to emphasise that they have changed the formula by adding a new ingredient\u2014and that the content of this new ingredient is intended to make the supplement \u201cwork more strongly\u201d<\/strong> (i.e., have a stronger effect, hence \u201cforte\u201d).<\/p>\n

A \u201cstronger effect\u201d is not the same as a higher content of an ingredient!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The term \u201cFORTE\u201d<\/strong>, regardless of whether it is intended to mean a \u201cstrong effect\u201d of active ingredients or their increased content, when used in the labelling and advertising of a food supplement, falls under Regulation (EC) No 1924\/2006<\/strong> on nutrition and health claims, as well as Regulation (EU) No 1169\/2011<\/strong> on the provision of food information to consumers\u2014and entails meeting a number of conditions.<\/p>\n

When assessing whether \u201cFORTE\u201d can be used in supplement labelling, multiple elements should be verified:<\/p>\n