foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network date 2 aug 1999 fr9038 approved by susan reid acting counselor us embassy paris france drafted roselyne gauthier market brief product functional foods a promising for this was prepared the usda s exporters of food and products is in public domain may be reprinted without permission use commercial or trade names does not imply approval nor constitute endorsement fas fr1 page 1 5 unclassified executive summary definition consumer health with at least one ingredient nutritional which affects positive way several functions human body some examples are vitamin enriched cookies high energy candies anticholesterol oils french consumers growing concern safety will make an important estimates growth potential show annual about 20 percent 2005 account 10 total sales