Singapore: Health Sciences Authority cracks down on 3,300
in short The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has removed more than 3,300 listings of illegal health products in a massive operation in partnership with major e-commerce and social media platforms. This action highlights HSA’s commitment to consumer safety and targets substandard or counterfeit products that may be unsafe and pose a health risk. From September 23 to October 23, 2024, HSA worked with eight online platforms to remove 3,336 illegal health product listings and issued 1,471 warnings to sellers. This marks HSA’s first large-scale collaboration with these online platforms. The removed products span a variety of product categories. For example, 48% are beauty enhancement products such as DIY beauty injectables, dermal fillers, Botox, etc. Others include contraceptives (11%), antibiotics (10%), contact lenses (7%) and sexual enhancement products (5%). About 40% of the items sold are prescription or pharmacy drugs. The HSA warns consumers that products sold online are often not evaluated for safety or effectiveness and may cause serious adverse…
Singapore: Health Sciences Authority provides latest information
in short On 5 December 2024, Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) released updated information on products that foreign regulators found in November 2024 to contain unallowed potent ingredients that may cause harmful side effects. HSA not only monitors supplements found locally, but also monitors law enforcement actions overseas. To better protect local consumers from harmful health products found overseas and online, HSA publishes up-to-date information to consumers on products that may pose a risk to public health. The HSA's close monitoring of non-compliant health products in other countries and the conduct of overseas regulators indicates that potential non-compliance in other jurisdictions may have knock-on effects in Singapore (e.g. negative publicity in Singapore and potential adulteration of health products cognition). Sellers and suppliers of supplements should be aware that anyone supplying adulterated supplements in Singapore may face a fine of up to S$100,000 and/or a jail term of up to three years. The HSA publishes a comprehensive list of supplements discovered…
Singapore: Ministry of Health announces extension
in short The Ministry of Health (MOH) will extend nutritional grade labeling requirements and advertising restrictions to products high in sodium and saturated fat, such as prepackaged salts, sauces and seasonings; instant noodles; and cooking oils. These measures are designed to help consumers make healthier choices and encourage industry reformulation. Currently, the Department of Health has implemented nutritional grade labeling requirements for sugar and saturated fat content in prepackaged and freshly prepared beverages (see our February 2023 and December 2022 customer alerts for more details). On 22 August 2024, the Ministry of Health reported on the effectiveness of these measures in reducing sugar content in beverages on the market and the total sugar intake of Singapore residents. In particular, the Ministry of Health stated that the median sugar content of pre-packaged nutrition-grade beverages has dropped from 7.1% in 2017 to 4.6% as of September 2023, with 69% of beverages purchased as of September 2023 being " A" or "A" grade…
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