Dietary supplements without state registration will be banned from being sold on marketplaces

The government apparatus has sent a fresh version of the draft law "On the platform economy" to the agencies for approval; it is about new regulation for marketplaces. The document was drafted by the Ministry of Economic Development, Izvestia has familiarized itself with it. According to the idea of the authorities, the law will take effect from September 1, 2025. In addition to other norms, the agency proposed to introduce a ban on the sale of certain products on aggregators. This applies, for example, to illegal goods, as well as biologically active supplements (BAA), which have not confirmed their quality and safety, that is, have not received documents of state registration.

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Such pills would first have to prove their effectiveness

State registration of biologically active supplements is mandatory in the territory of all EAEU member states, according to the technical regulation "On the safety of food products," recalled "Izvestia" in Roskachestvo.

But there are no restrictive rules regarding online trade now, as well as sanctions for the sale of products that have not passed state registration.

Consumption of dietary supplements that have not passed state registration can be extremely dangerous to health, they may contain prohibited substances, explained "Izvestia" in the Ministry of Economic Development. Therefore, the draft federal law "On platform economy" stipulated the obligation of marketplaces to prevent the placement of offers to sell such supplements.

"For failure to fulfill this requirement, platforms will be liable in case of harm to the consumer, as well as administrative responsibility in case of detection of violation of the said norm. Similar requirements are proposed for other sensitive categories of goods subject to state registration and capable of causing significant harm to the consumer, including medicines, pesticides and agrochemicals," the ministry said.

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