The Ministry of Health issues CIRCULAR MS-DRPIS-UR-0890-2024 on request for scientific justification or technical support for dietary supplements.

The scientific justification is made in the following cases:

1. For all cases of dietary supplements containing hemp and its derivatives; according to Article 16 of the “Regulation to Law No. 10113, Law of Cannabis for medicinal and therapeutic use and Hemp for food and industrial use of March 02, 2022, Regulation of hemp for food and industrial use”, published by Executive Decree No. 43689-MP-MAG-S of September 7, 2022.
2. For all cases of dietary supplements that include Health Claims that do not appear in Annex G and that must be evaluated by the health authority; according to Article 7.4 of the “Central American Technical Regulation RTCA 67.01.60:10 Nutritional labeling of pre-packaged food products for human consumption for the population from 3 years of age”, published by Executive Decree No. 37100-COMEX-MEIC-S of February 20, 2012.