196 Reports EFFL 3|2014 Italy The Italian Ministry of Health Adopts a Decree that Introduces a New, Common Positive List for the Use of Botanicals in Food Supplements Barbara Klaus and Michele Gherardini On 27 March 2014, the Italian Ministry of Health adopted aDecree,which amended theMinisterialDecree of 9 July 2012, regarding the use of botanicals in food supplements. The adoption of this new Decree is the first result of the joint work carried