BPOM Introduces Guidelines on the Stability Testing and Labeling of Health Supplements

Recently, in an effort to protect the public from health supplements that do not meet basic quality criteria, the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan – “BPOM”) issued Regulation No. 6 of 2025 on Guidelines for the Stability Testing of Health Supplements (“Guidelines”) (“Regulation 6/2025”), which has been in force since 20 March 2025.[1] In essence, as its title suggests, Regulation 6/2025 stipulates that the new Guidelines must be used as a reference for specific purposes by the following parties:[2]