Monitoring one’s own health is becoming increasingly popular. Self-tests make it possible to gain better insight into your health. There are two types of tests:

Home tests

These are tests that consumers can use independently at home, such as pregnancy tests, ovulation, allergy, cholesterol, urinary tract infection, or COVID-19 tests. These tests provide results within a few minutes. This category is allowed for sale on bol.

Tests with External (Laboratory) Analysis

These are tests where the consumer must send samples such as urine, saliva, or blood to a laboratory for analysis. We consider these tests unsuitable for sale on bol because self-tests must be able to be performed without (in)direct assistance from a (healthcare) professional (European Regulation 2017/746). Additionally, we lack sufficient insight into the processing and protection of customer data in such processes/services.

Requirements

At bol, we believe it is important that customers purchase reliable tests. Therefore, all tests offered must meet the following criteria:

• Valid CE marking (including a 4-digit code)
• Declaration of Conformity (DoC)
• Dutch user manual
• Correspondence address for inquiries (P.O. boxes are not allowed)