Section 11

to regulate the manufacture, import, export, sale, supply, advertisement and use of health products, tobacco products, radioactive materials and irradiating apparatuses in accordance with the applicable written laws;

to conduct and advise the Government on technological assessments of health products for the purpose of determining their quality, safety, efficacy and suitability for consumption and use in Singapore;

to collect and coordinate the collection of blood from donors and to test, process and distribute such blood and the products of such blood for the purpose of building and maintaining a safe and adequate national blood supply;

to provide professional, investigative, analytical and other services in health sciences and chemical metrology (relating to human health) to the Government and to any other person or body (whether in Singapore or elsewhere);

to conduct or engage any other person to conduct research in health sciences, and generally to promote the development of health sciences;

to act internationally as the national authority or representative of Singapore in respect of matters relating to health sciences; and

to carry out any other functions that are imposed upon the Authority by or under this Act or any other written law.

is represented for use by humans;

whether because of its presentation or otherwise, is likely to be taken for use by humans; or

is included in a class of substances, preparations or devices which are or are ordinarily intended for use by humans,solely or principally for a therapeutic, preventive, palliative, diagnostic or cosmetic purpose, or any other purpose for the promotion or preservation of human health and wellbeing, including the following:

preventing, diagnosing, monitoring, treating, curing or alleviating any disease, disorder, ailment, injury, handicap or abnormal physical or mental state, or the symptoms thereof, in humans;

compensating for any injury or handicap in humans;

investigating, modifying or replacing any part of the human anatomy or any physiological process in humans;

testing the susceptibility of humans to any disease, disorder or ailment;

influencing, controlling or preventing conception in humans;

testing for pregnancy in humans;

inducing anaesthesia in humans;

destroying or inhibiting micro‑organisms that may be harmful to humans;

cleansing, fragrancing, deodorising, beautifying, preserving, improving, altering or restoring the complexion, skin, hair, nails or teeth of humans;