Health Foods & Supplements

China’s SAMR issued technical requirements for the notification of Ginseng, American Ginseng, and Ganoderma lucidum.

China’s SAMR is proposing an update to its Food Safety Law. It is proposing to include liquid infant formula and is drafted for comments.

Three new health food ingredients were added to the Catalogue of Health Food Raw Materials and will come into effect on May 1, 2024.

China’s SAMR has released the regulation for formula food special medical purposes. They will take effect on January 1, 2024.

Nine substances were added to the “Catalogue of China health food dual-use substances”, this means they can be used as both food and Chinese Traditional Medicine.

China health food with new functions has new technical evaluation rules announced by the SAMR on August 28, 2023, for trial implementation.

China health food regulatory updates were announced by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on August 31, 2023

China health food raw material technical requirements have drafts issued in July 2023, focusing on Soybean Protein Isolate and Whey Protein

China health food raw material update has been issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation, along with the NHC and the NATCM.

China food production licensing rules and principles have been updated by the SAMR and took effect on November 1, 2022.

China NHC announced the approval of 2 new food ingredients, 11 new food additives, and 19 new food-related product varieties.

The SAMR issued a draft list of Health Functions Allowed for Non-Nutrient Supplements Health Food Claims and supporting documents