Food and Beverage

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Examples of Permitted Listings

Food is permitted as long as all ingredients are lawful and within permitted quantity or concentration limits, and it is correctly packaged, labelled and delivered. Food products must comply with all applicable EU and local regulations, including but not limited to food information and labelling regulations (such as Regulation 1169/2011/EC). See the EU regulation on the provision of food information to consumers page for further information.

Examples of Prohibited Listings

• Food containing any illegal drug or sweets designed to resemble illegal drugs
• Prohibited animal products and products from endangered or threatened species, including products containing shark, dolphin, whale, or porpoise meat or parts
Products that are adulterated or misbranded
• Products that have had their packaging altered in such a way that removes or obscures any identifying codes placed on the packaging by the manufacturer or distributor, such as lot numbers or serial numbers
• Products with expired "use by" dates
• Products labelled as "not for retail sale," or "not intended for resale"
• Products making prohibited health or medicinal claims. For more information, see the Prohibited Product Claims page
• Products that an official or governmental entity, whether national or not, has determined present an unreasonable risk of injury or illness or that are not safe for human consumption, such as:
  • Beef thiophene ("3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene")
  • Bentonite Clay
  • Kava kava
  • Jelly mini-cup sweets
• Products containing ingredients that are not authorised or are restricted under the Novel Food Regulations, such as:
  • Miracle berry
  • Globe amaranth
  • Pueraria mirificia
  • Epimedium
  • Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB)
  • Ketones, Ketone salts/esters and synthetic raspberry ketones
• Kopi Luwak Coffee unless it is synthetic or marked as produced in an animal friendly way
• Counterfeit food
• Food infringing protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin
• Food additives that are prohibited either in all food products or in certain food products, such as:
  • Butane (E943a)
  • Isobutane (E943b)
  • Propane (E944)
  • Konjac (E425)
  • Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
• Food colours or dyes that are not listed as permitted under EC Directive 94/36/EC
• Hemp gummies and other similar hemp products

Related Amazon Help Pages

• Restricted Products: Alcohol
• Restricted Products: Animals and Animal Products
• Restricted Products: Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia & Dietary Supplements
• Categories requiring approval
• Fulfilment by Amazon: Product Restrictions
• Restricted Products: Prohibited Product Claims

Additional Useful Information

• European Commission website on Food
• European Commission Novel Food catalogue
• Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 of 16 May 2012 establishing a list of permitted health claims made on foods
• European Commission website on the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation 1169/2011, including link to the text of the Regulation
• European Commission website on Health and Nutrition Claims
• Website of The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (“CITES”), including a list of endangered species
• General Health Registry of Food Businesses and Food Notifications (in Spanish)