Rospotrebnadzor has blocked more than 55,000 websites selling banned dietary supplements

In Russia, more than 55.1 thousand Internet resources offering biologically active additives (dietary supplements) for sale, the sale of which is prohibited in the country, were blocked. This was reported on November 7 in Rospotrebnadzor.

According to the agency, pages with products that have not passed state registration, as well as additives containing regulated substances in quantities that do not meet the established requirements, have been blocked. In addition, the restrictions affected resources that offered products that were dangerous to consumers.

In particular, among the identified products were "Astragalus capsules 500 mg Astragalus for immunity", "Methylcobalamin, "Vitamin b12, 1000 mcg, NOW B-12 Methyl, 100 chewable tablets" and "Epitalo n Peptide Complex 500 mcg, 120 capsules, PEPTA NOVA".

Rospotrebnadzor stressed that the checks are ongoing. Experts study ads, product cards, and online store pages on a daily basis, identifying offers for the sale of prohibited dietary supplements.

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