The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has published new rules on the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamins and minerals which will come into force from July 1, 2023, with increases in the RDA of calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin...

APAC’s fragmented, and at times volatile, regulatory landscape can be a major headache for supplements and functional foods firms. As we enter 2020, we look at some of the new rules that will commence from January and the developments that are likely t...

The long-awaited harmonisation of supplement rules across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has moved a step closer, with the new regulations set to be formally signed off next November.

China is revamping its list of permitted claims for health foods and has unveiled 24 new claims for public consultation.

Overview of dietary supplements and FDA's role in regulating them.

India’s Ministry of AYUSH has attracted criticism from medical experts for suggesting alternative medicines, such as Ayurveda, homoeopathy, and unani practices, could act as immunity booster against the deadly novel coronavirus.

On October 31st, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued Guidelines for Toxicological Test and Evaluation of Health Food and Its Raw Materials (2020 version) (hereinafter referred to as “the Guidelines”). The Guidelines speci...

The TGA will regulate supplements formulated to look like medicines with therapeutic claims from 30 November.