• The British Nutrition Foundation
  The website of the British Nutrition Foundation contains information and factsheets on food, nutrition and healthy eating.
  
  
• Consumer Health Information Centre (CHIC)
  Advice for consumers on self-medication for minor ailments. Contains information on a range of health topics including pain, stress, colds and flu and mens health.
  
  
• Medicine Chest Online
  This site is an online searchable database of over-the-counter medicines and food supplements. You can look for health supplements suitable for you by searching by brand name, manufacturer or ingredient to find products you can buy over-the-counter.
  
  
• International Cod Liver Omega 3 Foundation
  An independent website providing a reference point for all information relating to Omega 3 fish oils.
  

• The British Dietetic Association
  The British Dietetic Association (BDA) is the professional association for dietitians in the UK. The website also has information on diet and nutrition.
  
  
• British Herbal Medicine Association
  Members of the BHMA include companies involved in the manufacture or supply of herbal medicines, herbal practitioners, academics, pharmacists, students of phytotherapy and others.
  
  
• Council for Responsible Nutrition
  The UK website of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the trade organisation representing health supplement manufacturers in the UK.
  
  
• Health Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA)
  The voice of the natural health industry. HFMA members have interest in many different areas, including food supplements, herbals, sports nutrition, organic and other foods, complementary medicines and natural cosmetics.
  
  
• The Nutrition Society
  The Nutrition Society website contains information on the scientific study of nutrition and its applicaiton to human and animal health. Membership is open to those with a genuine interest in the science of human or animal nutrition.
  
  
• Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB)
  PAGB is the UK trade association representing manufacturers of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and health supplements.
  

Government and regulatory

• Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
  Defra works with the food industry to foster and promote greater competitiveness and to remove obstacles to growth.
  
  
• Food Standards Agency (FSA)
  The Food Standards Agency is an independent government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.
  
  
• Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
  MHRA is the government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work, and are acceptably safe.
  

• Food Standards Australia and New Zealand
  An independent statutory agency established by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. Working within an integrated food regulatory system involving the governments of Australia and the New Zealand Government, it sets food standards for the two countries.
  
  
• The Food and Nutrition Information Centre
  The Food and Nutritional Information Centre is part of the US national agricultural library. The website provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.
  
  
• The Office of Dietary Supplements
  The Office of Dietary Supplements, which is part of the US National Institute of Health. The site also contains the International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) which allows access to an enormous amount of published international scientific literature on dietary supplements.
  
  
• US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
  The website of the Communicable Diseases centre in the USA holds many statistics and research documents on health supplements.
  
  
• US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  The FDA regulates dietary supplements in the United States.