Listed in the Korean Health Functional Food Code. Function: muscle strength (with exercise), daily intake around 3 g. (Verify exact wording against the official Code before publication.)

Authorised claim: 3 g/day improves performance in successive bursts of short-term, high-intensity exercise (Reg. (EU) No 432/2012). The cognition claim was rejected in 2024.

Lawful dietary ingredient under DSHEA. Creatine monohydrate has a GRAS 'no questions' letter (GRN 931, 2020).

Not prohibited by WADA, IOC, or NCAA. Athletes should still prefer third-party doping-tested products (Cologne List, NSF Sport).