The difference between the food-type (FSANZ) pathway and TGA-listed therapeutic goods — and what it means for your claims and labelling.
Australian supplements fall under one of two regulators depending on the product and the claims made about it: the food-type pathway under FSANZ food standards, or the therapeutic-goods pathway under the TGA. The categories are not interchangeable, and getting the distinction wrong early costs time and money later.
These guides explain what each category means, how to self-sort your own product idea before you brief a manufacturer, and why MHS works exclusively in the food-type lane.
MHS manufactures food-type supplements under FSANZ food standards — not TGA-listed therapeutic goods. Naming that boundary lets you sort your product before you engage.
Two categories, two sets of rules, two pathways to market. How to tell which one your product idea sits in before you brief a manufacturer.
Read article →A closer look at nutrient-content claims, general-level health claims, and the therapeutic-claim line you cannot cross on a food-type supplement.
MHS's formulation service develops food-type supplements under FSANZ food standards — from concept through to a production-ready specification, with the food-type scope check built into the process.
Formulation service page →Unsure whether your idea is food-type or therapeutic? The discovery form lets MHS review your product and point you to the right pathway before you commit to anything.
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