Changes

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has added an information notice in the BICON commodity case Protein powders and supplements for human consumption.

There have been no changes to the biosecurity import conditions.

Information notice:

• The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) consider certain sports supplements, in the form of a tablet, capsule or pill, to be therapeutic products that must be included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).
• The TGA consider that therapeutic use includes (but is not limited to) the following functions:

• Importers of sports supplements are advised to refer to the TGA website for more information:
  TGA Regulation of sport supplements in Australia
  Fact Sheet: Regulation of sport supplement products in Australia: Information for importer/sellers
• From 30 November 2023, sports supplements in the form of a tablet, capsule or pill, that are referred for inspection under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme and are assessed as being within scope of the new requirements will be referred to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). For more information refer to the IFN 16-23: Notification of changes to the regulation of sports supplements.

Who does this notice affect:
Importers of Protein powders and supplements, Biosecurity Imports Support Team, Pathway Operations Cargo - Assessment and Inspections.

Further information:
If you require any further information, or have questions about these changes, please contact the Biosecurity Imports Support Team on 1800 900 090 (prompt 1, then prompt 1) or email imports@aff.gov.au.