Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Health Products (Advertisement of Specified Health Products) Regulations 2016

Regulation 6

Restriction on promoting specified health products for specified diseases and conditions

Amended byS 109/2021 wef 01/03/2021S 109/2021 wef 01/03/2021S 109/2021 wef 01/03/2021

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 109/2021 wef 01/03/2021

An advertisement by a non-public sector person of a specified health product must not expressly or implicitly claim, indicate or suggest that the specified health product —

(a)

will prevent, alleviate or cure any specified disease or condition;

(b)

will prevent or alleviate any sign or symptom clinically attributable to any specified disease or condition; or

(c)

has similar properties or characteristics to, or works as well as, a product that is commonly used for the purpose of treating any specified disease or condition.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 109/2021 wef 01/03/2021

In this regulation, “specified disease or condition” means any disease or medical condition falling within any of the classes of diseases or medical conditions specified in the Third Schedule.