Food Supplement Registration in Russia

Food Supplements Registration in Russia - Overview

In Russia, food supplements are regulated and implemented by the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing or Rospotrebnadzor. The issues related to the state registration of food supplements in Russia are regulated by the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union on food safety, sanitary regulations and standards, and other technical regulations. Certain products, like vitamins, mineral supplements, and herbal ingredients, require pre-market approval before they are placed on the market. Herbal ingredients can also be classified as supplements, and authorities maintain a list of forbidden plants that can be used as food supplements/herbal Ingredients/supplements.

According to the Russian Ministry of Health, to place any food product on the market, the brand owner of the product must ensure that the product is compliant with the sanitary-epidemiological examination, state registration of in case of food supplements, and labeling. For novel foods, pre-market authorization is done based on sanitary and epidemiological examinations. To successfully launch a dietary supplement in the Russian market, a manufacturer needs to verify whether the product can be registered as a dietary supplement, then prepare and submit a registration dossier, analyze the sample, organize the import of the product to Russia (if required), and communicate with the Rospotrebnadzor and accredited expert laboratories.

Freyr experts can assist in food Regulatory services in Russia, such as food product classification, food supplement registration in Russia, formulation/ingredient assessment, label and claims review, technical dossier compilation, submissions to the Health Authority (HA), receiving a Food Supplement Registration Certificate (the Registration Certificate gives permission to place the product on the market in all countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which covers Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kirgizia, without any additional payments or reviews by the MOH of other EAEU countries), and the Voluntary Certification System, which allows placing the claims for use on the label, and also understanding of Russian federal law with regards to food and food supplements.