Regulation impact statement: Proposal to clarify that certain sports supplements should be regulated as therapeutic goods

This Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) is intended to assist the Australian Government in reaching a decision to address the issues relating to the safe use of sports supplements in Australia. The evidence presented in this RIS does not support the wholesale removal of all food sports supplement products from sale (which is, in any event, is not the intent of any of the options proposed), but does support a greater degree of regulatory oversight for higher-risk products in relation to their product formulation, presentation, manufacture and post-market surveillance.

Contents

• Executive summary
• Background
• The problem
• Need for government action
• Consultation
• Policy options considered
• Recommended option
• Implementation and evaluation
• Appendix 1 Regulatory Burden costings
• Appendix 2 Examples of ingredients in sports supplements
• References