Israel: Updates to food supplements requirements

 

Israel has announced planned changes to its food supplements requirements.

They are contained in the Protection of public health regulations (Food) (Implementation of Changes in the Annex to European Union Directives) (Addition of Vitamins and Minerals and Certain Other Substances to Food) 5785-2025.

The goal is to align its legislation with the EU requirements.

European Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated 20 December 2006, concerning the addition of vitamins, minerals, and certain other substances to foods, was adopted in Israel through Amendment No. 10 to the Public Health Protection (Food) Law, 5776–2015 (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1332/Rev.1). It is listed as item 7 in the Second Annex A of the Law, with a few deviations noted in columns A and C, in addition to exceptions specified in Section 3A(a1)–(a5) of the Law. The version adopted corresponded to the European edition valid as of 22 June 2023.

It is now proposed to update the adopted Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 to align fully with the version implemented in the European Union by 10 September 2025. The main update in this proposed Order is the inclusion of iron milk caseinate in foods, as authorized in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/949 of 12 May 2023, permitting the placing on the market of iron milk caseinate as a novel food.

Furthermore, Israel’s National Food Services published the Novel Food letter for comprehensive guidance.

To find out more about compliance for food supplements, do not hesitate to contact the Product Compliance Institute.