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Over 970,000 Illegal Health Product Units Seized by HSA in 2024

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February 04, 2025

More than 7,300 online listings taken down, and nearly 3,000 online sellers warned

- Vihanya Rakshika

Over 970,000 Illegal Health Product Units Seized by HSA in 2024

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) seized 970,707 units of illegal health products and removed 7,351 illegal product listings in 2024, with 2,868 online sellers also issued warnings.

The figures are lower than those in 2023, when 1.12 million units of illegal health products were seized and over 12,000 online listings were removed, but surpass those in 2022.

That year, more than 737,000 units of illegal health products were confiscated and 4,565 illegal online listings were taken down.

In a statement on Feb 3 on its ongoing efforts to curb the sale and supply of illegal health products, HSA said the latest figures were a result of coordinated efforts involving targeted operations, intelligence sharing and joint enforcement with local and overseas agencies.

Almost half of the number of listings taken down in 2024, for example, were a result of HSA's first large-scale collaboration with local e-commerce and social media platforms in September and October, said the authority.

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