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TGA approval heeeelllppppp!

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BazT

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G'day ausbb peeps,

I'm looking for advice from maybe a few of the sponsors please or anyone. One day I want to start up my own brand (maybe) and been researching online about making a line of supps in the form of capsules but apparently their are strict guidelines - a bloke from another supp company spoke to me briefly but I wanted to know how hard this is to get approval? Do I need to go through this Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) If someone could help me out I'll sponsor the forum if I pull it off hehe :)
 
If you make NO CALIMS on the product, it will be governed by the food standards people.

The second you make claims on bodily effects/changes etc that is deemed as 'Therapeutic' regardless of the ingredient (Food type ingredient like Creatine or a pharmaceutical compound). TGA approval costs from memory about 10k PER INGREDIENT in the product!

With that said, the TGA is really wanting to make ANY ingredient in a capsule classed as Therapeutic, which is rubbish. So there can be headaches.
 
ThanX MB. So does it count as a claim if you classify it under a name will it be seen as a bodily effect/change like fat loss or preworkout? sorry for the questions?
 
10K fuuuuuuuaaaaaaaarrrrrkkkkkk! i'm thinking to stick to buying them from bulk nutrients! maybe they can shed light on this?
 
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BazT said:
ThanX MB. So does it count as a claim if you classify it under a name will it be seen as a bodily effect/change like fat loss or preworkout? sorry for the questions?
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Correct, the term fat loss is Therapeutic as is muscle gain. Pre-workout is NOT. There is such a huge grey area and the TGA will enforce things sometimes and then at others be lenient.

Being in the industry, I can tell you that there is so much BS that goes on and the Political rubbish that is involved does no one any favors.

I could go on about this for days mate, there is that much crap!
 
ironman007 said:
ben from bulk nutrients sells caps bro for weight loss and stuff hit him up on the PM he's got to have done this stuff
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Weight loss CAN be said but it does fall in that grey area and it can be 'picked' on or at least looked at if someone complains to the TGA etc.

It is best just to leave it to the companies who have the facilities and finances ;) You don't want the headaches :)
 
PM sent BT, in short bro anything capsulated should realy get TGA approval in her eyes to save the hassle of sum f@ckin big fines but like MB said its a costly exercise :) now off to work :(
 
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