Although the global supply chain has entered a new round of reconstruction, China is still an important investment destination for multinational companies around the world.
In the first quarter of 2022, China imported 990,800 tons of dairy products, with a year-on-year decrease of 12.3%; the value of import was 3.835 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 7.8%.
According to the monthly notice of non-entry foods by GACC, 185 batches of imported foods were found unqualified and not allowed to enter China in May 2022.
China makes all-out efforts to prop up foreign trade.
The definition and standards of "children's food" need to be improved.
Global milk prices reach record highs.
Say no to imported foods containing gold and silver foil powder!
The USDA released 2022 China dairy and products semi-annual.
In recent years, many imported infant formula companies were fined due to flavoring detected.
On June 1, 2022, the National Health Commission released the 2022 National Food Safety Standards Establishment Plan (Draft for Comments).
What are the entity registration certificate documents of overseas applicants in the infant and young children formula registration materials?
Sales of premade dishes have surged sharply as people stay home to guard against local COVID-19 outbreaks.
Starting from June 2022, the new regulations on solid beverages and a number of food-related standards including the standard for Baijiu were implemented.
Common Q&As about Chinese label of imported prepackaged food are as follows.
The common error-prone problems of snack classification in the actual import business are analyzed to reduce enterprises' unnecessary customs clearance costs caused by classification errors.
Affected by the COVID-19, from May 16, 2022, the CFE implemented all home office measures. Acceptance and consulting services about the formula registration application of infant and young children formula milk powder were suspended, and the resumptio
Interpretation of Food Labeling Regulations and Sharing of Common Problems
The NHC passed 36 kinds of "three novel foods" including inositol.
China's dairy industry witnessed a large growth in per capita consumption in 2021, backed by rising consumer incomes and firms responding to current trends with the development of functional products.
In health food, the issue of restoring the original product name of the renewal of registered product
Many listed companies have deployed "artificial protein" field.
Hong Kong banned poultry imports from some areas in Canada, U.S. and France.
In 2021, the national market supervision departments have completed 2,459,894 batches of food safety supervision and sampling inspection according to related national food safety standards. Among them, 187,368 batches of unqualified sampling
What is the scope of allowed import of food additives?
Is it a wise choice for medical enterprises to deploy food for special medical purpose?
"Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" were released.
The conventional "children's food" urgently needs to be standardized.
On April 18, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicly solicited opinions on the Amended Document No. 1 (the 2nd Draft for Comments) of the Requirements of Restricting Excessive Package—Foods and Cosmetics. The dea
On April 15, 2022, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited public opinions on 3 new varieties of food additives, including a new variety of enzyme preparation for food industry—lactase, a new variety of nutr
Eight countries have reported more than 100 Salmonella infections linked to Ferrero chocolate products.
Last week, we sorted out some contents of the Catalogue of Novel Food Ingredients and Applicable National Food Safety Standards. The rest of the related contents are as follows.
Introduction of U.S. Food Labeling Requirements
What items are included in the R&D capability documents of new applicants for infant and young children formula milk powder?
Ausnutria was fined 9.6 million due to vanillin detected in infant formula milk powder.
On March 28, 2022, the CFSA publicly solicited opinions on the Catalogue of "Three Novel Foods" and Applicable National Food Safety Standards. The deadline for comments is April 25, 2022.
How to mark the commodity name (in English) of imported infant and young children formula?
In 2022, imports of breeding swine are estimated lower at 20,000 head and pork imports are estimated at 3.3 million metric tons (MMT). Domestic swine, breeding sows, and pork production are expected to exceed 2021 levels as producers increas
On March 21, 2022, the SAMR issued the Announcement of the State Administration for Market Regulation on Strengthening thhe Management of Health Food Sign (Draft for Comments) to solicit public comments.
The State Administration for Market Regulation said on Wednesday that it has asked local market regulators in Hunan and Henan provinces to thoroughly investigate and severely punish illegal acts in food production and operations as a few ser
On March 14, 2022, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) publicly solicited opinions on the novel food Ingredient arabinoxylan. The deadline for comments is April 14, 2022.
How Products Legally Realize "Functional Claims" in the New Regulatory Situation
On March 6, the General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued the Announcement on Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for Imported Mongolia Dairy Products (GACC Announcement No. 23 of 2022), allowing the import of Mongolia dairy product
On March 8, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicly solicited opinions on the Amended Document No. 1 (Draft for Comments) of the Requirements for Limiting Excessive Packaging of Commodities for Food and Cosmetics (
On March 4 and March 5, the Fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress and the Fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference opened in Beijing.
The report of an additional death in an outbreak linked to powdered infant formula has resulted in an expansion of a recall by Abbott Nutrition.
How to submit application documents for infant and young children formula with active strains added?
On March 2, 2022, SAMR released the information on the Formula Registration Result of Infant and Young Children Formulas Milk Powder, including Yili BES-KIDO infant and young children formula and Junlebao Banner infant and young children formula, whic
On March 1, 2022, the National Health Commission issued the Announcement on 32 “Three Novel Foods” including Kanzan Flower and its interpretation, which passed 2 novel food ingredients including pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium (PQQ) sa
What are the requirements for the graphics on the label sample of infant and young children formula milk powder?
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition's Sturgis, Ml facility received from 9/20/2021 to 1/11/2022.
On February 21, 2022, eight departments including the Ministry of Finance announced that starting from March 1, 2022, the List of Cross-border E-commerce (CBEC) Retail Import Commodities will be optimized and adjusted, in which 29 commoditie
What are the requirements for the number of health functions that a health food can be applied?
In 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced a total of 38 notices on unqualified foods in sampling inspection, involving 406 batches of unqualified foods. Antion analyzed and summarized the notices of SAMR on unqualifie
Antion will launch a live streaming course on solid beverage compliance management and response to new regulations.
On January 29, 2022, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited public opinions on 5 new varieties of food additives, including 3 new varieties of enzyme preparations for food industry such as β-glucanase, a new
According to the Mutual Certification Arrangement of Organic Products between the CNCA and the MPI (hereinafter referred to as the Mutual Certification Arrangement), on the premise that the requirements of the Mutual Certification Arrangemen
The development of novel food ingredients is one of the important ways to innovate in the food industry, so the compliant use of novel food ingredients is also a problem that many food enterprises need to face when developing and innovating.
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
On December 23, 2021, the GACC issued the Announcement on Clarifying the Related Requirements for Inspection and Quarantine of Imported Dairy Products, which stipulates that "for dairy products that are not imported for the first time, a cop
2021 Industry Report for Infant Formula Milk Powder came out, which is published by Antion every year. The main contents of the report include the development status of infant formula milk powder market, summary of infant formula milk powder
In the year of 2021, China government revealed several regulations and drafts for comments you are interested. Antion analyzed and interpreted relevant regulations and drafts.
What are the requirements for the sequence of functional evaluation tests of health food?
In order to further strengthen the quality and safety supervision of solid beverages, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and protect the health of the public, in accordance with the Food Safety Law of the People's Re
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) (
In the year of 2021, China government revealed several regulations and drafts for comments about health products you are interested. Antion pulled a list for those articles and some other related information that worth to read again.
People who seek profits by selling so-called healthy products to the elderly or providing harmful food to children will be punished more harshly in line with a newly amended judicial interpretation.
The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food (Order No. 248 of the GACC) and the Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Impo
2021 Food Regulations Roundup
The Chinese government has stepped up its anti-waste agenda with firms across the supply chain being required to prevent food waste and conserve food through its so-called 'Food Conservation Action Plan'.
On December 20, the SAMR issued the notice on soliciting public opinions on the three Catalogues about health food, and the deadline for comments is January 19, 2022.
China recently launched its new online overseas food manufacturer registration platform, which is mandatory for all firms looking to export into the country from January, as official seek to improve monitoring and surveillance to ensure food
The GACC made related interpretations on the policy contents of imported foods for special dietary uses in the Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety. The followings are new provisions of Chi