Health Foods & Supplements

The China GAC issued 2 administrative measures for the safety of imported and exported food products and for the registration of overseas manufacturers.

The SAMR published new technical requirements to expand the scope of health food in dosage forms and excipients for filing, with effect from June 1 onwards.

On December 4, 2020, the CNCA announced the temporary guidelines for sampling testing on five groups of organic food products in China.

The National Health Commission announced new food ingredients and additives are permitted to be used in food-contact articles.

On November 26, 2020, the SAMR announced the temporary measures for on-site inspection on special food products in China.

Five health food ingredients to be filed according to the directory and technical requirements for raw materials from March 1, 2021 onwards.

The SAMR issued the 2020 directory of health food raw materials and nutrient supplements, expanding the number of approved health claims.

The SAMR issued technical guidelines concerning toxicology, strains used, physicochemical properties and hygienic indicators for health food products

The SAMR launched a public consultation on 6 draft documents covering technical requirements, manufacturing processes and excipients for health food filing.

In July 2020, the SAMR announced two drafts concerning health food products and launched the public consultation to solicit comments

On November 12, 2019, the SAMR published the Health Food Naming Guideline 2019 for the naming rule of China registered and filed health food.

As revealed in the draft, the corresponding definitions of health functions and the supplement β-carotene were newly added in the directory. For functional health food and nutritional supplements, only claims on the health functions listed in the latest official directory can be made