In the year of 2022, China government revealed several regulations and drafts for comments about health food you are interested. Antion pulled a list for those articles and some other related information that worth to read again.
Draft for comments
In order to regulate the management of health food sign and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, on March 21, 2022, the SAMR issued the Announcement of the State Administration for Market Regulation on Strengthening the Management of Health Food Sign (Draft for Comments) to solicit public comments. The deadline for comments is April 21, 2022.
China Plans to Strengthen the Management of Blue Hat Sign
On June 22, 2022, the Chinese Nutrition Society issued the Notice on Collecting Technical Information of Lycopene and Other Health Food Ingredients. The deadline for collection is July 15, 2022.
Soliciting Opinions on Health Food Ingredients such as Lycopene
On October 25, 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Catalogues of three health food raw materials including Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (draft for comments). The deadline for comments is November 25, 2022.
SAMR| Catalogs of 3 Health Food Raw Materials (Draft) was Issued
Original Interpretations & Summary
On January 13, 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a series of soliciting opinions on health food regulations, which are the Catalogue of Health Functions Allowed for Health Food Claims Non-Nutrient Supplements (2022 Version) (herehereinafter referred to as Function Catalogue) (Draft for Comments) and four supporting documents. The four supporting documents include Guidelines for Inspection and Evaluation of Health Food Functions (2022 Version) (Draft for Comments), Inspection and Evaluation Method of Health Food Functions (2022 Version) (herehereinafter referred to as Inspection and Evaluation Method) (Draft for Comments), and Guidelines for Ethical Review of People Trial of Health Food (2022 Version) (Draft for Comments) and Interpretation of Health Food Function Claims (2022 Version) (Draft for Comments). The deadline for comments is February 12, 2022. In order to help enterprises better understand the relevant requirements, Antion analyzed and interpret the main changes and impacts of the Draft.
Analysis| SAMR Solicites Opinions on Health Functions (Blue Hat)
Health food belongs to special food, which requires registration or filing before coming into the market. In recent years, with the improvement of people's lives and the enhancement of health awareness, categories of health food are becoming more and more diversified, with new product emerging in endlessly. Antion summarized the registration and filing of health food in 2021 to help enterprises better understand the status of the health food industry.
Note: The data in this article comes from the registration and filing information announced by the SAMR and administration for market regulation in various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Summary of Registration and Filing of Health Food in 2021
Q&A
Q&A| The Sequence of Functional Evaluation Tests of Health Food
Q&A| The Number of Health Functions A Health Food Can be Applied
Q&A| Health Food on Restoring Original Name of Renewal Register
Q&A| Sub-packaging of Imported Health Food in the Bonded Area
Q&A| Printing Requirements for Imported Health Food Labels
Market Analysis
Only 2 Oversea Firms Filed Health Food in the First Half of 2022
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