Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FSSAI has proposed a ban on the sale of health supplement products as medicines. Under the draft regulations published in official gazette, the FSSAI said, the companies cannot claim that their nutraceuticals and health supplement products are of therapeutic and curative value.
Every package of food or health supplements will be required to display prominently on the label Food or Health Supplement and Not For Medicinal Use. The FSSAI has also framed regulations for products based on Ayurveda, Sidhha, Unani and other traditional health systems.
The regulator has proposed to fix the permissible limits of various ingredients used in the products, which are based on traditional health systems.The regulations will be finalised after receiving comments from all stakeholders on the draft note.
