DRAP tightens health product rules

DRAP has issued a new notification bringing eight categories of commonly used health products under stricter regulatory oversight to improve product quality and protect public health.

Sources said the items including vitamins, dietary supplements, medicated soaps, shampoos and specialized infant milk.

Under the revised regulatory framework, products covered by the notification will be subject to applicable registration, approval and quality-control requirements before they can be manufactured or marketed in Pakistan.

The move is aimed at ensuring that products carrying medicinal or therapeutic claims meet prescribed quality standards.