Approval Nutritional Supplements

Service Description

This service enables the approval of nutritional supplements and feed additives for the purpose of trading within the UAE.

Service Process

• 1. Log in using UAE PASS to start the service
• 2. Fill out the application form
• 3. Attach the required documents
• 4. Pay the fees
• 5. Submit the application
• 6. Issue Approval Certificate for Nutritional Supplements and Feed Additives

Conditions & Requirements

• • The establishment must hold a valid Licence for Manufacturing of Nutritional Supplements or a veterinary medical warehouse activities.
• • The accredited agent must renew the approval of feed additives and nutritional supplements every five years.

Required Documents

• 1. Valid agency agreement or contract between the manufacturing company and the local UAE agent
• 2. Valid Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificate or equivalent, issued by the competent authority in the country of origin
• 3. Valid free sale certificate or equivalent for the product, issued by the competent authority in the country of origin
• 4. Product data sheet issued by the manufacturing company, fulfilling all of the following details:
•    ◦ Trade name of the product
•    ◦ Product ingredients and their quantities
•    ◦ Target animals
•    ◦ Name and address of the manufacturing company
•    ◦ Storage conditions
•    ◦ Indications for use
•    ◦ Contraindications, warnings, and precautions (if any)
•    ◦ Batch number, production date, and expiry date
•    ◦ Statement "For Veterinary Use Only" or "For Animal Use Only"
•    ◦ For feed additives: state (Animal Feed Additives); for nutritional supplements: state (Animal Nutritional Supplements)
•    ◦ Net weight or volume
• 5. Certificate of analysis of the product issued by the manufacturing company
• 6. Certificate from the manufacturing company confirming the product is free from porcine derivatives and any other harmful substances, and that the product is safe for animals and the environment
• 7. If the veterinary preparation contains an animal protein source: a certificate issued by the competent authority in the country of origin stating the following:
•    ◦ Type of animal, part used, and its source
•    ◦ That the animal products used in manufacturing were sourced from animals inspected ante-mortem and post-mortem
•    ◦ That the product is from a country or region free of Avian Influenza if the feed contains poultry meat and its products, or that it has been heat-treated at 70°C for at least 30 minutes or equivalent
•    ◦ That the product is from a country with no recorded BSE or classified as controlled or negligible risk (if the feed composition contains bovine meat, provided this feed is not used for ruminants)
•    ◦ That the animals were not fed rations containing meat and bone meal or other animal-derived by-products sourced from ruminants, except milk and its substitutes
• 8. If the veterinary preparation contains or is produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs): the data sheet must bear the statement "Genetically Modified" under the ingredients in the same font size but in a different colour, in accordance with UAE Standard No. (UAE.S/GSO 2142:2011)
• 9. Certificate of analysis from an accredited laboratory in the UAE (if the product targets equines)