Total diet replacement for weight control are foods specially formulated for healthy adults with overweight or obesity who wish to lose weight. The products have a specific composition intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight loss and are designed to replace all meals during the day when used in accordance with the food business operator’s instructions.

Food business operators must notify total diet replacement for weight control to the Swedish Food Agency in order to place such foods on the market in Sweden. The notification shall be submitted no later than at the time when the food is placed on the market for the first time. See Chapter 3, Section 4, point 4, and Chapter 4 of the Swedish Food Agency’s regulations (LIVSFS 2022:4).

Certain changes to previously notified foods must also be notified to the Swedish Food Agency no later than at the time when the food, with the modifications, is placed on the market in Sweden for the first time. However, changes to the labelling of the food that relate only to fonts or colours do not need to be notified. See Chapter 6 of LIVSFS 2022:4. This e-service may also be used to notify changes to a product that has already been notified.

For more information on what food business operators need to consider regarding total diet replacement for weight control, please refer to Komplett kostersättning för viktkontroll (Total diet replacement for weigt controll).

 

New as of 1 January 2025

From 1 January 2025, a fee of 990 SEK shall be paid when submitting a notification.
The same fee applies to notifications of changes. See Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Swedish Food Agency’s regulations (LIVSFS 2021:8).

The Swedish Food Agency’s regulations on fees for official controls and other official activities (LIVSFS 2021:8) (available in Swedish only).

 

Retrieve company details

In the e-service, you may choose to retrieve the company’s details from the Swedish Companies Registration Office, Statistics Sweden and the Swedish Tax Agency, so that you do not need to enter the information manually.

Read more on the page How company information is retrieved.