ISO 21371:2018

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 21371
First edition
2018-01
Traditional Chinese medicine —
Labelling requirements of products
intended for oral or topical use
Médecine traditionnelle chinoise — Exigences d’étiquetage des
produits destinés à un usage oral ou topique
Reference number
ISO 21371:2018(E)
©
ISO 2018

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ISO 21371:2018(E)

Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Labelling information . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Labelling elements for both packaged herbs and finished manufactured products . 3
4.2.1 Product name . 3
4.2.2 Category of the product in the marketed country or region . 3
4.2.3 Net weight/quantity . 3
4.2.4 Contact information . 3
4.2.5 Name of raw materials . 3
4.2.6 Warning statements, if any . 3
4.2.7 Expiry date . 3
4.2.8 Storage method . 3
4.2.9 Batch/lot number. 3
4.2.10 Miscellaneous . 3
4.3 Additional labelling elements for finished manufactured products only . 4
4.3.1 Common elements for all product classifications . 4
4.3.2 Elements depending on each product classification. 4
4.4 Informative elements . 4
4.4.1 Traditional Chinese medicine code . 4
4.4.2 Daily dosage . 4
4.4.3 Manufacturer . 4
4.4.4 Indication/functionality . 4
4.4.5 Information on certification acquired by manufacturer . 5
4.4.6 Notice and messages . 5
4.4.7 Country of origin . 5
5 Labelling format . 5
5.1 Language . 5
5.2 Font size and colour . 5
5.3 Location . 5
Annex A (informative) List of labelling requirements . 6
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ISO 21371:2018(E)

Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 249, Traditional Chinese medicine.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 21371:2018(E)
Traditional Chinese medicine — Labelling requirements of
products intended for oral or topical use
1 Scope
This document specifies general requirements for the labelling of products intended for oral or topical
use in and as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
It is applicable to all finished manufactured products including packaged herbs used in and as TCM.
This document includes the essential and informative elements for labelling of products to assist in the
choice and safe use of these products by consumers and practitioners.
NOTE A list of TCM labelling requirements of the WHO and various regions and countries is given in Annex A.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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3.1
label
tag, brand, mark, pictorial or other descriptive matter, written, printed, stencilled, marked, embossed
or impressed on, or attached to the packaging or container of a finished manufactured product (3.4)
3.2
labelling
words, particulars, trademarks, brand name, pictorial m
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