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peter_v-
this is where it gets tricky
There's nothing tricky about it. Where there is demand, somebody will supply product to a higher quality than the minimum demanded by regulation.
Most, if not all, of the safety equipment now mandatory on new cars was first offered as a premium option by car manufacturers.
gbj_tester
In general, they are. The "problem" isn't regulation, its customers shopping around for either a foreign regulatory regime or an unscrupulous supplier in order to get something not available through local, compliant, channels.
The sporting regulations are different, as they prohibit many things which are permitted ingredients or impurities in food or pharmaceuticals. Any fule kno that if you're subject to anti-doping controls, you should source any supplements from specialist suppliers who work to higher standards than those required by law.