The Health Ministry will conduct an exercise to verify the vitamin and mineral content in health supplements as claimed by manufacturers. The assessment would take three months and would be carried out by the Health Ministry's food quality and safety, and pharmaceutical services divisions.
The Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek told The Star that “There are plenty of vitamins and minerals as claimed, but nobody knows whether this is true or not. It is a long-term continuous exercise.”
He said that another reason for the study was because vitamins or minerals when consumed excessively can sometimes do “more harm than good.”
A study showed that 20% of Malaysians, mostly in urban areas, are fond of taking food supplements and Malaysians spend between RM50 to RM100 monthly on health supplements.
Vitamins C, E, B complex, multivitamins, folic acid and calcium are among the more popular dietary supplements, while evening primrose oil, Omega 3 fish oil, gingko biloba, royal jelly and cod liver oil make up popular natural supplements.
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