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Méthylsulfonate de méthane in food supplements

1,472 supplements declared in France contain Méthylsulfonate de méthane as a substance or active ingredient.

Other names in the Compl'Alim list: MSM.

Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

In plain words

À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants

Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Méthylsulfonate de méthane) : articulations (649 produits), cheveux et ongles (254 produits), os (173 produits), peau (166 produits), sport (126 produits).

Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.

Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What the registers say, country by country

Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.

Health claims register (European Union): 0 authorised and 2 refused claim(s) for this substance.

EU Register of nutrition and health claims, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed.

Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Canada, licensed natural health products (LNHPD): 1 product.

Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)

Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)

United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 759 products.

Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.

Latvia, registered supplements: 3 products.

PVD, Latvian food supplement register, retrieved 28 October 2026.

PVD, registre des compléments alimentaires, CC0 1.0. Les quantités et la date de chaque instantané sont conservées telles que publiées.

CC0 1.0

Poland, notified supplements: 1042 products.

GIS, products notified in Poland, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Główny Inspektorat Sanitarny (GIS), Rejestr produktów objętych powiadomieniem

CC BY 4.0

Taiwan, registered products: 7 products.

TFDA, Taiwan tablets, capsules and medical nutrition registers, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Open Government Data License, version 1.0

Open Government Data License, version 1.0

Declared daily quantities

Declared daily quantities: Méthylsulfonate de méthane
UnitProductsMedianMinimumMaximum
mg3543001.86,000

Calculated from Compl'Alim declarations that provide a quantity. These are quantities declared by manufacturers, not measurements, and preparation is not distinguished (powder, extract of varying concentration): differences between products can be very large.

Official warnings (Health Canada)

MSM

Route of administration: Oral

Cautions and warnings

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms worsen.

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Known adverse reactions

When using this product you may experience gastrointestinal discomfort/disturbances (Kim et al. 2005).

Health Canada monograph dated 19 December 2025

Texts from the monograph of Health Canada, the Canadian authority, reproduced without modification. They do not replace medical advice.

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