Regulatory Guidelines for Selling Health Supplements in Singapore

Health Supplements Regulatory Overview in Singapore

Introduction to Health Supplements:

A health supplement serves as a dietary complement and supports or mntns the healthy functions of the body. These products do not include injectables or sterile preparations like injections and eye drops, and they are not meal replacements or beverages like biscuits, coffee, and juice.

Health supplements must contn one or more of these ingredients:

• Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, enzymes, probiotics, and other bioactive substances

• Extracts, isolates, and concentrates derived from natural sources animal, mineral, botanical materials

• Synthetic forms of aforementioned ingredients

These products are avlable in various small unit doses in capsule form, softgels, tablets, liquids, or syrups.

Regulations on Health Supplements:

Health supplements do not require approvals or licensing by the Health Sciences Authority HSA for importation, manufacturing, and sales. However, HSA prohibits adding medicinal ingredients like steroids into health supplements. It also imposes strict limitations on toxic heavy metals in these products. The dealers including importers, manufacturers, wholesale dealers, and sellers are obligated to ensure that their health supplement products are not hazardous or unsafe.

Voluntary Notification of Health Supplements:

Dealers can voluntarily notify the HSA about their health supplements avlable in Singapore. Companies need to provide documentation demonstrating compliance with safety and quality standards. For more information, please visit Voluntary Notificationlink.

Safety and Quality Standards:

As a dealer handling health supplements, you must ensure that your products meet the necessary safety and quality criteria.

• Prohibited Substances

• Toxic Heavy Metal Limits

• Microbial Limits

• Vitamin and Mineral Limits

• Quality Standards

• Labelling Requirements

The product label should be prominent and clear with truthful information in English, including:

• Product Name including Brand

• Dosage Form

• Active Ingredients' Names and Quantities

• Product Indications or Purpose of Use

• Directions for Dosage and Administration

• Batch Number Expiry Date

• Country of Manufacture

• Manufacturer's Name and Address imported products or Product Owner’s detls local manufacture

• Contrndications, if any

• Warnings

• Storage Conditions

• Pack Size or Net Content

For more information on labelling standards, please refer to Labelling Standardslink.

Health Supplement Clms:

Health supplements must not be advertised with specific medicinal purposes. This includes clms suggesting treatment or prevention of diseases and related conditions. For further guidance, visit our guide on health supplement clms.

Advertising and Promotional Rules:

No permit approvals are required for advertisements and promotions of health supplements except for quasi-medicinal products contning only vitamins and minerals. If uncertn about product classification, use the CHP Classification Toollink to assist you.

For products classified as quasi-medicinal items, please refer to our Advertising Guidelineslink.

Last Updated: August 26, 2024

Government of Singapore

Health Sciences Authority

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