Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP), are intended for the diatary management of induviduals who suffer from certain diseases, disorders or medical conditions.
Food business operators must notify FSMP to the Swedish Food Agency in order to place such foods on the market in Sweden. The notification shall be made at the latest when the food is placed on the market for the first time. See 3§ and 4§ LIVSFS 2022:4.
Certain changes to previously notified foods must also be notified to the Swedish Food Agency at the latest when the food, with modifications, is placed on the market in Sweden for the first time. However, changes to the label used for the food relating only to fonts or colours need not be notified. See 6§ LIVSFS 2022:4. This e-service can also be used when notifying a change to a product that has already been notified.
Read more about what food business operators needs to think about when it comes to Livsmedel för speciella medicinska ändamål – FSMP (Food for Special Medical Purposes, website in Swedish)
Note new as of 1 January 2025:
A fee must be paid for the notification
From 1 January 2025, a fee of 990 SEK shall be paid in connection with the notification.
The same fee is charged for the notification of changes. See Chapter 2, 10 § LIVSFS 2021:8.
The National Food Agency’s regulations on fees for official controls and other official activities; LIVSFS 2021:8 (In Swedish)
Retrieve company details
In the e-service you can choose to retrieve the company’s data from the Swedish Companies Registration Office, Statistics Sweden and the Swedish Tax Agency, so that you do not have to fill them in manually.
Read more on the page How company information is retrieved