Recently, the China Nutrition and Health Food Association organized and compiled an industry book on the management of health food raw materials-"Report on the domestic and foreign management of health food similar products." This article interprets the scope and regulatory authorities of New Zealand dietary supplements, New Zealand dietary supplement related laws and regulations, and the management of functional claims of New Zealand dietary supplements.
New Zealand has different health food regulations from Australia, but is similar to China. Products in New Zealand with similar definitions to the health food in the regulations mainly include dietary supplements, supplementary foods and some general foods with health supplements. According to the "Dietary Supplements Regulations (1985)", dietary supplements are defined as: ①amino acids, edible ingredients, herbs, minerals, synthetic nutrients or vitamins; ②sold separately or in the form of mixtures; ③liquid or powder or tablets (which can also be labeled as cachets, capsules, lozenges or candy lozenges on the label) are sold in controlled dosage forms; ④Oral consumption; ⑤The purpose is to supplement a certain amount of amino acid supplements in general edible foods Supplements are mainly classified into tableting aids, preservatives, antioxidants, colors, artificial sweeteners, flavors, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, etc., edible ingredients, herbs, minerals, synthetic nutrients or vitamins.
Dietary supplements are within the scope of the Dietary Supplements Regulations (1985) (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") in the Food Act 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"). Dietary supplements containing animals and animal products also need to comply with the Animal Products Act 1999 or the Food Act 2014. The first and second parts of the "Regulations" specifically list the names of some vitamins and minerals and the highest daily doses in a tabular manner, and clarify the dietary supplements that can be used. In these lists, except for some vitamins and minerals, there is a maximum daily dose requirement, but the other ingredients do not specify the dosage. At the same time, the New Zealand government has no clear regulations stipulating that dietary supplements are only allowed to use the ingredients listed in the Regulations. The New Zealand Drug and Medical Device Safety Authority requires that dietary supplements cannot contain the following ingredients, including: ingredients of controlled drugs, prescription drugs, restricted drugs (can only be distributed by pharmacists) or ingredients that can only be sold in pharmacies.
New Zealand does not have a dietary supplement function claim catalogue, but it is clear that therapeutic claims cannot be made. Unless permitted by the Drugs Act 1981 and other regulations established under the law, any dietary supplements or packaging or containers containing dietary supplements Statements related to the following matters shall not be used in advertisements or on labels: ①Prevent or treat diseases; ②Diagnose diseases or confirm the existence degree or scope of a certain physiological condition (it is necessary to clarify that diseases and physiological conditions are different concepts); ③Change Human body, body type, structure, size or weight; ④Others, by preventing/interfering with normal physiological functions, whether permanently or temporarily, terminate/decrease/delay, or increase/accelerate the operation of that physiological function in any way.
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