Fact-check
Is NMN banned in India?
Last checked 10 October 2026
NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide) is not an approved ingredient for supplement use in India: an FSSAI notice of 24 Jul 2026 told e-commerce platforms to delist NMN products, including Decode Age NMN.
- Classification
- Regulatory notice or advisory
- Decided by
- FSSAI
- Reference
- FSSAI NMN notice of 24 Jul 2026, as reported by NutraIngredients on 3 Aug 2026
- Latest action
- 3 August 2026
- Last checked
- 10 October 2026
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FSSAI direction operationalising the FSS (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, and Prebiotic and Probiotic Food) Regulations 2022
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Key facts
- Status
- Not an approved ingredient for supplement use
- Notice
- 24 Jul 2026: e-commerce platforms to delist NMN products
- Named product
- Decode Age NMN
- Approval applications
- Six applications for approval rejected, two pending
Where the claim comes from
The question follows FSSAI's 24 Jul 2026 notice, reported on 3 Aug 2026, which called NMN an unapproved ingredient and ordered delisting.
NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, is not an approved ingredient for supplement use in India. FSSAI said so in a notice of 24 Jul 2026, reported by NutraIngredients on 3 Aug 2026. The notice told e-commerce platforms to delist NMN products, and it named one: Decode Age NMN.
The reported notice also says something about the approval process. Six applications for approval of NMN had been rejected, and two were still pending. We have not seen the text of the notice itself, only this report, so the details here follow the report.
This is a regulator's notice and a delisting order, not a criminal prosecution. The position is that NMN is not permitted in a supplement until FSSAI approves it. FSSAI's supplement regulations of 2022 allow only the ingredients in their permitted schedules.
What this means for you
Delisting was ordered
The notice told e-commerce platforms to delist NMN products. FSSAI has called the ingredient unapproved for supplement use.
Approval is still possible
Two applications for approval were reported as pending. Approval, if given, would change the status, and this page would then be updated.
This is a record of official orders, not medical advice. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without asking your doctor or pharmacist.
Common questions
Is NMN legal in India?
It is not an approved ingredient for supplement use, according to FSSAI's notice of 24 Jul 2026, and e-commerce platforms were told to delist NMN products.
Has anyone applied for approval?
As reported, six applications for approval were rejected and two were pending.
Official sources and primary records
- NMN an unapproved ingredient for supplement use in India, says the FSSAINewsNutraIngredients · 3 August 2026
- FSSAI direction operationalising the FSS (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special Medical Purpose, and Prebiotic and Probiotic Food) Regulations 2022RegulatorFSSAI · 30 March 2022