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Approval nutritional supplements

About the Service

It is the process of approving nutritional supplements and adding them to the approved list which includes the following: (feed additions/ nutritional supplements/foods and nutritional supplements for honeybees) for allowing import in accordance with the conditions in force in this regard


Service Process

    1. Fill out the electronic form
    2. E- Payment, in case applying for approval (feed additives or nutritional supplements) only
    3. Review the application and complete the procedures electronically
    4. Approval in the list of materials allowed to be imported by the country


Required Documents

  1. Requirements for feed additives and nutritional supplements

    1. Valid agency / agreement between the manufacturer and the local UAE
    2. Valid GMP or equivalent Certificate issue from the competent authorities in the country of origin.
    3. Free sale Certificate or equivalent issue from the competent authorities in the country of origin
    4. A copy of label of the product issued by the manufacturer meet all of the following data:

  2. 5. Certificate of analysis of the product from the manufacturer.
 6. Certificate from the manufacturer that the product is free from pork derivatives, any other harmful substances & the product is safe for animals and the environment 7. Certificate from the manufacturer regarding adherence to the maximum limits of mycotoxins in the product according to UAE.S GSO 841:1997 Standard
8. If the veterinary product contains a source of animal protein, a certificate issued by the competent authority in the country of origin must be submitted as follow:

    • The type of animal, the part used and its source.
    • Animal products used in the manufacture of the product are taken from animals examined before and after slaughter.
    • The product comes from a country / region free of avian flu if the product contains poultry meat and their products or treated the product by heat at 70 ° C for at least 30 minutes or the equivalent.
    • The product comes from a country free from BSE or is classified with a controlled risk neglectable / for mad cow disease - if the product contains beef (provided that the feed is not used in ruminants feed).
    • Storage conditions.
    • Animal feed must not contain meat, bone meal, and other animal derivatives derived from ruminants except milk and its replacer.
     

  3. 9. In the case that the veterinary product contains (substances containing or produced by genetically modified organisms); must be mentioned in the label: (genetically modified) under the ingredients in the same line size, but in a different color according to UAE.S/GSO 2142:2011 Standard
10. Certificate of product analysis from an accredited laboratory in the United Arab Emirates, if the product targets horses

  4. Requirements for honeybee feed and nutritional supplements

    1. A valid free sale certificate issued by the competent authority in the country of origin
    2. A certificate from the producing or exporting company stating that the substance does not include any genetically modified substances, and that no material produced from genetically modified organisms has been used during the production process
    3. A certificate from the producing or exporting company stating that the product is safe from impact on human, animal, plant and environment
    4. Technical Bulletin showing the composition, specifications and uses of the material
    5. A copy of the original product packaging label in the country of origin in English and an Arabic translation
    6. A letter of authorization from the producing and exporting company not to object to the circulation of the product in the State


Conditions & Requirements

  1. First: It is Allowed for Licensed establishments to apply for accreditation according to the following:

    1. 1.application for approval feed additives, or nutritional supplements: For those who have obtained the following licenses for the activities of trading and manufacturing food supplements (import and export of food supplements/feed additives) or a license for veterinary product facilities (veterinary pharmaceutical warehouse)
    2. .application for approval   honeybee foods and supplements: For those who have obtained the following licenses to Production and trading of agricultural inputs  that contains the activity of importing and exporting bees, a license for  the activities of trading and manufacturing food supplements (import and export of food supplements/feed additives) or a license for veterinary product  facilities (veterinary pharmaceutical warehouse


Service completion duration

The Estimated time to submit a service request: 10 minutes The time to obtain the service: 5 working days


Service Fees

00 AED for issuing a certificate to an agent in the country regarding the approval or renewal of approval of feed additives or food supplement Free: honeybee food and supplements


Service Code

EDE3


Service completion duration

The Estimated time to submit a service request: 10 minutes The time to obtain the service: 5 working days

Service Fees

Service Code

EDE3


For assistance, get in touch through

Call: 800 3050
Email: info@moccae.gov.ae

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