Supervision of the circulation of food additives and dietary supplements will be strengthened in Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the second reading draft law No. 11389, which eliminates gaps in the control of the production and circulation of dietary supplements. This document establishes clear rules for introducing supplements into circulation and gives the Ministry of Health the authority to approve a list of permitted vitamins, minerals and other substances with nutritional or physiological properties. About this told Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko.
The new draft law introduces clear rules for regulating the circulation of dietary supplements. The Ministry of Health is empowered to approve the list of permitted vitamins, minerals and other substances with nutritional or physiological properties, as well as to establish their maximum permissible doses for use in dietary supplements.
The law also increases responsibility for the production and sale of food additives that do not meet the established requirements. The document describes in detail the procedure for submitting notifications about the introduction of additives into circulation, maintaining their register and publishing information on the official website of the State Production and Consumer Service.
As the minister notes, the main goal of the new law is to protect consumers from unscrupulous products that can mislead about their properties, as well as to create transparent conditions for monitoring the circulation of dietary supplements.
“In many cases, the effectiveness of such means is not confirmed, and the labeling can be misleading. Unscrupulous manufacturers often claim that their products have medicinal properties, although this is not true. This not only reduces trust in the market, but also puts health at risk our citizens”, – emphasized Lyashko.
