Legal Measures Concerning to the Dietary Supplement Control

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study and research on legal measures on dietary supplement product control in terms of the meaning of dietary supplements. The meaning of packaging containers under the Food Act 2522 B.E. and the problem of the control of advertisement of food supplements From the study found that The Food Act, 2522 B.E. did not define dietary supplements, thus causing the ambiguity of the definition that they should be identified as medicines or is a new type of food Although the definition of dietary supplements is mentioned in the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 293, 2005 on dietary supplements. And other related laws. However, there is no specific definition of dietary supplements. As for the definition of packaging, according to the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 92 B.E. 2528 B.E. regarding container, it does not specify the meaning Since the announcement has been announced for a long time And the regulation of the advertisement of dietary supplements must be licensed under the Food Act of 1979. According to a study of the United Kingdom Advertising Law, the Direct Advertising Regulations have been enacted, The Sale of Goods Act and there are laws Central is the Trade Descriptions Act of 1968, in which the law of Thailand does not specifically enact advertising. This research proposed guidelines for improvement of the Ministry of Public Health Notification No. 293, 2005, by updating the definition. Dietary supplements Container Because the enforcement of the laws regarding the control of dietary supplements have sparse forms Advertising controls should be added to the Ministry of Public Health's announcement. On dietary supplements Regarding the control of advertising, there should be amendments to the Food Act 2522, Section 40 and Section 41 regarding the advertisement of dietary supplements.