Creatine malate in the EU: September 2026 enforcement actions
Novel Food status and action against named products are different evidence. Check the exact form, product, market and notice scope—without extending a finding to all creatine products.
Creatine monohydrate is not creatine malate.
The Commission's published Article 4 consultation outcomes distinguish these forms. The specified micronised monohydrate is not novel; the malate and alpha-ketoglutarate consultation considers those forms novel in foods. A conclusion does not transfer to a different salt, blend or process.
Monohydrate consultation ↗ · Malate and alpha-ketoglutarate consultation ↗
ENFORCEMENT OBSERVED · MT / GR
Observed enforcement activity
Separate event evidence, checked 3 October 2026. This does not refresh the earlier legal-status or claim-condition check. Original authority text takes precedence over summaries and translations.
National Organisation for Medicines (EOF) · 113393
CM3 CAPS; CM3 POWDER 250G PINK GRAPEFRUIT
Authority-stated reason: unauthorised Novel Food creatine malate.
Distribution prohibition for named products. Lot numbers, best-before dates and EANs are not specified in the decision; Malta's scope is not transplanted.
Original source (el) ↗National Organisation for Medicines (EOF) · 115544
Redweiler 480g Red Punch; Redweiler 480g Orange; Redweiler 480g Cola; TCM 120 MEGA caps
Authority-stated reason: unauthorised Novel Food creatine malate.
Distribution prohibition for named products. Lot numbers, best-before dates and EANs are not specified in the decision; Malta's scope is not transplanted.
Original source (el) ↗Food Safety and Security Authority · PR261551en
Redweiler 480g Red Punch; Redweiler 480g Orange; Redweiler 480g Cola
Authority-stated reason: unauthorised Novel Food creatine malate.
All lots and all best-before dates of the named products. Consumer warning.
Original source (en) ↗SV-ENF-CRE-2026.10.03 · RASFF: linkage reported by the authorities; no direct notification record or ID verified. Point-in-time registry, not live monitoring. A form match still needs product, material, market and notice-scope confirmation.
What should an enforcement signal trigger?
- Compare the full form name in the formula and current spec. Generic creatine or an acronym does not establish identity.
- Verify product, EAN, lot scope, market and any later decision changes. The same ingredient in a different SKU is a review signal, not automatic inclusion in a prohibition.
- Check distributors, stock, marketplaces and public offers. Form counts below are declarations, not crawler findings.
- Record the operational decision and change evidence in your own system. A working note does not close a case or execute a withdrawal.
Check whether your exact creatine form is affected
Three MT/GR events checked 3 October 2026. Up to 20 SKU declarations from a formula or supplier spec. No upload, persistence or live page checks.
Monohydrate ≠ malate.
Full form names are compared with a curated alias dictionary. Generic creatine, TCM, CM3 and underspecified blends need identity review.
Connect the form to the existing ingredient profile
This adds event evidence, not a duplicate creatine legal rule.
Bounded public preview. No automatic feeds, persistent portfolio, verified public snapshots or distribution actions. Original notices remain decision sources; translation is context.