Regulatory

A new Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination (No. 3) 2022 will commence on Friday 22 April 2022. Thanks to our colleagues at Complementary Medicines Australia for sharing this excellent summary with our members: CMA Tech Alert: New Permissible Ingredients Determination (No. 3) 2022

The industry body representing more than 80 per cent of this country’s dietary supplement and natural health product companies says it is surprised and disappointed that the Ministry of Health’s recent update on Therapeutic and Natural Health Products Regulations  has overlooked critical elements that are currently holding back exporters and also companies who sell locally.

The New Zealand government is starting to recognise the therapeutic benefits of natural health products, but the country is still a long way from making therapeutic claims product labelling a reality, says the country’s industry body. New Zealand’s Ministry of Health recently published an Isolation Plan for COVID-19 . A checklist​ that named the use of

Late last week the Ministry of Health posted an update on Therapeutic and Natural Health Products Regulations, which represents a significant development for our sector. Although we support the proposed regulation of Natural Health Products in a discrete part of the Therapeutic Products Bill in principle, it is not permitting “Therapeutic” claims only “Health Benefit”

16 March 2022 An Open letter to the Medicines Classification Committee: To the Members of the Medicines Classification Committee, We, Natural Health Products New Zealand, on behalf of our members in the New Zealand Natural Health Products industry, submit this letter to the Medicines Classification Committee in response to the potential classification of levomefolate as

Natural Health Products NZ is pleased to see the Ministry of Health’s Isolation Plan for Covid-19 preparedness includes the ‘Checklist: Get things ready to isolate’ and ‘Ways to feel better if you’re māuiui unwell’.  In particular, we are pleased to see the benefits of natural health products being promoted.  “Drinks and other medications that help

Media Statement from the Hon Chris Hipkins & Ayesha Verrall New exemption scheme established with aim of keeping critical supply chains running Close contacts can keep going to work instead of isolating if they return a negative rapid antigen test Businesses will self-assess against criteria to join scheme In addition, government confirms close contacts who work alone