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Food Supplement Registration in UAE - Overview
The prime focus of a national Health Authority (HA) is consumer safety. All food and food supplements that are introduced or imported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should be compliant with the food regulations. The Food Safety Department of the Dubai Municipality (DM) and the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) aim at guaranteeing and enforcing proper food control procedures. To enable food product registration or food supplement registration in the UAE, the manufacturer should file the product under the DM food registration system, and before any food item can be imported to Dubai, the food item and its label must be registered in the Food Import Re-Export System (FIRS) of the DM, as per Local Order No. 11/2003.
Food Product Registration in Dubai Municipality is a vital process for any food product that is intended to be imported, distributed, or sold within the country. Product registration applications of food supplements with higher claims and critical ingredients must be submitted to the MOHAP with proper and prior product classification from the relevant authority.
The UAE food labeling regulation requires mandatory labeling information on all food packages, such as brand name, date of manufacture, expiry date, net weight, lot number, halal marking, etc. Primary documents include a valid licence issued to the establishment or the individual by a competent authority in the UAE with license activity related to health supplements, a free sale certificate, a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificate, clear product label with high resolution, scientific claim reports, etc.
Additionally, there are Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO) Technical Regulations that are referred to and applied within the UAE, e.g., GSO 2233 Requirements of Nutritional Labeling, GSO CAC GL 1 General Guidelines for Misleading Food Claims, GSO 2142 Technical Regulations for Novel Foods — Genetically Modified Processed Food and Feed, GSO 654 Foods for Special Dietary Use, Food Used for Special Medical Purposes, Halal Requirements, and many more.
In-house experts at Freyr guide and assist with food product registration in the Dubai Municipality, food and food supplements classification, formulation/ingredient assessment, food supplement registration in UAE, label and claims review, technical dossier compilation, submission, and follow-up with the Dubai Municipality or the MOHAP in the UAE.
Food Supplement Registration in UAE
Expertise
- Product Classification (Official Classification from the MOHAP).
- Food Product Registration in Dubai Municipality.
- Formula Review/Ingredients Assessment.
- Label and Claims Review.
- Documents Review and Dossier Compilation as per the Respective Health Authority (the MOHAP and the DM).
- Product Registration under the MOHAP.
- Local Language (Arabic) Labeling and Translation Support.
- Novel Food/Ingredient Registration.
- Legal Representation and License Holding Support.
- Labeling Design and Artwork Development Support.
Advantages
- End-to-end consultation for Regulatory submissions in the UAE/Dubai.
- Expertise in local language labels and translations (Arabic).
- An extensive partnership network across the globe.
- A strong relationship with various health authorities (HAs).
- A qualified team of experts with hands-on experience across all categories of foods like health supplements, dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, Health Functional Foods (HFFs), health functional beverages, Foods for Special Dietary Use (FSDU), etc.
- Support in region-specific Regulatory activities.
- A structured and cost-effective approach to ensure speed to market for the products.