Below is a list of ingredients which are prohibited to be used in Food and will require registration in the context of Malaysia it is a MAL Registered product under Supplement, Traditional or OTC Drug and/or are banned for use.
This is a list of ingredients which are not allowed to be used in Food Products.
Adapted from here Updated Jan 2023
| Ingredient | Other Common Names |
| Actaea racemosa | Black Cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa |
| Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. | Bark cloth tree, antiaris, false iroko, false mvule, upas tree |
| Artemisia Spp. (all species) | Wormwood, Mugwort |
| Aspidosperma Quebracho-Blanco Schltdl | Kebrako, White Quebracho |
| Atropa Spp. (all species) | Antropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) |
| Azadirachta indica | Nimba, Neem |
| Bile | |
| Brucea javanica, Brucea amarissima | Sumatrana amarissimus, Java brucea |
| Bufo gargarizans Cantor, Bufo melanostictus Schneider, Bufo vulgaris Lour | Toad, Samsu, kodok, kerok |
| Calotropis Spp. (all species) | Apple of Sodom, Crown flower |
| Cannabis Spp. (all species) | Marijuana, Hemp |
| Catharanthus Spp. (all species) | Periwinkle |
| Chelidonium majus | Celandine, Great Celandine, Nipplewort |
| Chondodendron Spp. (all species) | |
| Claviceps Spp. (all species) | Ergot |
| Colchicum Spp. (all species) | Autumn crocus, Meadow saffron, Naked lady |
| Conium maculatum | Hemlock |
| Coptis chinensis, Coptis teeta | Chinese Goldthread |
| Croton tiglium L. | Croton |
| Datura Spp. (all species) | Jimson weed, Devil’s apple, Green Dragon, Zombie’s Cucumber, Moon Weed, Trumpet Lily, Stinkweed |
| Digitalis Spp. (all species) | |
| Dioscorea Hispida | |
| Dryobalanops lanceolata Burck | Borneo camphor, Kapur, Malay Camphor, Sumatra camphor |
| Dryopteris Spp. (all species) | Mountain woodfern, Spinulose woodfern, Spreading woodfern, Fancy fern |
| Euphorbia Spp. (all species) | Spurge |
| Fritillaria Spp. | Fritillary Bulb |
| Gamma-amino Butyric Acid (GABA) | |
| Garcinia Morella Desr. | Gamboge |
| Gelsemium semperi virens | Palaung Thay |
| Glucosamine | |
| Glutathione | |
| Gypsum Fibrosum | |
| Hyaluronic acid | |
| Hyoscyamus Spp. (all species) | |
| Hypericum perforatum | St. John’s Wort |
| Juniperus sabina | Savin, Savine |
| Mahonia aquifolium, Mahonia repens, Mahonia nervosa | Mahonia Aquifolium: Oregon Grape, Mountain Grape, Barberry. Mahonia Repens: Creeping Barberry, Creeping Mahonia, Creeping Oregon-Grape |
| Melanorrhoea usitata Wall. | Vanish tree |
| Monascus purpureus | Red yeast rice |
| Mucuna pruriens | Cowhage, Cowage |
| Mylabris phalerata, Mylabris cichorii | Blister beatle, Mylabris |
| Natto extract | Fermented soybean extract |
| Nerium indicum | Indian oleander, Exile Tree. |
| Nerium oleander | Indian oleander, Exile Tree. |
| Pearl | |
| Phellodendron amurense, Phellodendron chinense | Amur Cork tree |
| Placenta | |
| Plumbago indica | Rose-coloured leadwort |
| Plumbago zeylanica | White leadwort |
| Psilocybe cubensis | Boomers, Gold caps |
| Rauvolfia Spp. (all species) | |
| Resveratrol | |
| Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot, Indian Paint |
| Scilla sinensis | |
| Simmondsia Chinesis | Jojoba |
| Sophora tomentosa | Sea coast Laburnum, Silver Bush |
| Spigelia marilandica | Worm grass, Pinkroot |
| Stichopus Spp. | Gamat |
| Strophanthus Spp. (all species) | Kombe |
| Strychnos ignatii, Strychnos lucida, Strychnos roberans | Nux-vomica |
| Symphytum peregrinum | Comfrey |
This list :
is a compilation by the FDI committee.
is not meant to be exhaustive and will be reviewed from time to time.
shall be read in conjunction with the current laws and regulations together with other relevant legislations, where applicable, governing pharmaceutical and natural products for human use in Malaysia.
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