CHC Codes of Practices
The CHC Code of Practice for the Marketing of Complementary Healthcare and Healthfood Products
The Complementary Healthcare Council established the Code of Practice for the Marketing of Complementary Healthcare and Healthfood Products which promotes regulatory compliance as well as high standards of professionalism, in keeping with our commitment to ensure the integrity of healthcare products available to the community. This Code applies to the marketing of all complementary healthcare products.
An important feature of the Code is the independent Complaints Resolutions Committee (CRC) which investigates advertising complaints and can apply a range of sanctions for breaches of the Code. Please refer to the complaints process details for more information.
The CHC Code of Practice for the Marketing of Complementary Healthcare and Healthfood Products
CHC Code of Practice for Ensuring Raw Material Quality and Safety
The principles described in this Code applies to all raw materials used in complementary healthcare products. Acceptance and adherence to the principles is mandatory for all raw material manufacturers, suppliers, brokers, distributors, re-packers, bulk product manufacturers and sponsors that are members of the Complementary Healthcare Council. Non-members are encouraged to adopt the principles described within the Code.
CHC Code of Practice for Ensuring Raw Material Quality and Safety
Sports Supplements Industry Group Code of Practice
The objective of this Code is to define the principles and standards that will ensure the quality, safety and appropriate promotion of sports supplements/foods in Australia. Acceptance and adherence to the principles within the Code is mandatory for sport supplement/food manufacturers/suppliers, bulk product manufacturers and sponsors that are members of the Complementary Healthcare Council. Non-members are encouraged to adopt the principles described within the Code.
The Sports Supplement Code of Practice aim is to increase consumer confidence in using sports supplements.