10 mandatory details to check on imported health supplements

To ensure safety and avoid using products of unknown origin, below are 10 details that must be checked when purchasing imported health supplements, as stated in Official Dispatch No. 790/ATTP-SP:

1. Product name

2. Date of manufacture and expiry date

3. Ingredients and quantitative composition

4. Net quantity

5. Instructions for use and storage

6. Uses and intended users

7. Warnings of potential risks (if any)

8. The phrase: “Health supplement”

9. The phrase: “This product is not a medicine and is not intended to replace medicinal treatment.”

10. Product Registration Number for Declaration Receipt and Advertising Content Approval Number (if any)

In addition, consumers can look up information on health supplements that have been granted the Certificate of Product Declaration Receipt and the Certificate of Advertising Content Approval by the Vietnam Food Administration via the official websites: https://vfa.gov.vn/ and https://dichvucong.moh.gov.vn/.

Note: When viewing advertisements in the mass media or on social networks, consumers must pay attention to signs of violation in advertisements, such as claims that the product can cure diseases or advertisements featuring doctors without the phrase “This product is not a medicine and is not intended to replace medicinal treatment.” These are considered signs of violation in advertising.

Checking this information will help consumers avoid buying unverified or low-quality products and protect their health when using health supplements.