The Ministry of Health along with the General Secretariat of Municipalities will soon start monitoring the sale of food supplements that claim to have medicinal properties in order to regulate the flow of herbal and natural products into the market.Law No 20 of 1995 for Health and Natural products does not allow any such product to be sold until it is approved by the MoH.
There are over 100 such herbal products registered with the MoH . More than 2,000 products such as food supplements and cosmetic products are included in the General Sale List (GSL).
It was hard to determine the category of certain products because slight differences in ingredients that can alter the categories under which such products fall. “For instance, if there is an increase in the concentration of some ingredients, certain products can fall under the category of medicines.
The municipalities played an important role in monitoring products that had been categorised as food supplements. The MoH can only check if shops are selling products that are allowed to be sold as well as carry out tests to check their ingredients, dosage, labels, etc.
Regarding awareness campaigns, the MoH would soon publish booklets in English and Arabic, that will carry information on various types of herbal and natural products and explain the dos and don’ts.
4 comments:
This news makes me wonder, if the Ministry will restrict the Phytoshape sales? Or maybe they will study the ingredients first and decide.Maybe they can even publish the results for every one to be sure what it is exactly. However, with all my friends on Phytoshape, I am sure that even if the Ministry stop it, the Dubai female society will run petition and the Phyto shape will be available forever in the market...LOL
I agree, it's a must!
Hello,
why would the MOH stop the Phytoshape? As I understood the main ingredient is fruit extract and is not harmful. I think that thise initiative should apply to the supplements for busting the energy etc..... harmful frugs. Let's see what will happen, but I am sure that the Phytoshape will remain in the market, not because of it's slimming effects, but because sales fast and in quantities.
Yes, why would the Ministry stop the Phytoshape if it's herbal??
I too have read the other tread about the Phitoshape, but that Reductil claim is completely new and not supported. Until now every one says it works and every one on it loses weight. There are no reasons to stop importing the drug.
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