According to the monthly notice of non-entry foods by GACC, 157 batches of imported foods were found unqualified and not allowed to enter China in April 2021 . The information shows that non-entry foods came from 29 countries or regions inc

The top legislature on Thursday adopted a new law on preventing food waste to offer legal backing to the countrys efforts to safeguard food security and promote traditional virtue of thrift. The law, passed at a session of the Standing Comm

If they are used as nutritional fortification substances, the use should comply with the requirements of GB 14880

If the ingredients of health food can also be used for general food, the health food is allowed to share production sites and facilities with general food.

Formulated milk powder means powder product that produced from raw bovine milk or ovine milk or its processed products as the major ingredient, with addition of other ingredients, with or without addition of food additives and nutritional fo

If manufacturers intend to add species into infant formula foods, the viable count in products should be not less than 106CFU/g (mL), and the used species (strains No.) should conform with the List of Species that can be Used in Infant Food.

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has issued the 2021 Legislative Work Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan ), and made arrangements for the legislative work in 2021. The Plan shows that the SAMR will clos

On March 26, NHC issued a Letter of Soliciting Opinions on 12 National Food Safety Standards including National Food Safety Standard Standard for Uses of Food Additives (Draft for Comments) . These standards include 11 standards for food ad

In order to do a good job in the product formula registration of infant and young children formula milk powder after the issuance of new national standards, the announcement regarding registration matters is as follows

On March 18, 2021, the NHC and the SAMR jointly issued Announcement No. 3 of 2021, releasing 50 new national food safety standards and 4 amended documents , including 3 nutrition and special dietary food standards such as Infants Formula (G

According to Article 7 of Administration Measures on Formula Registration of Milk Powdered Formula for Infant and Young Children , applicants shall be manufacturers that plan to produce and sell infant formula milk powder within the territo

What are the requirements for imported food in the Food Safety Law ? The article 92 of Food Safety Law indicates that imported food, imported food additive, and imported food-related product should comply with China national food safety sta

The label of imported prepackaged food should meet the requirements of 3.8.2 in GB 7718-2011 National food safety Standard General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods regarding the one-to-one correspondence between Chinese and fo

On February 18, 2021, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited public opinions on 10 new varieties of food additives, including 9 processing aid-enzyme preparations for food industry and 1 sweetener with expande

Filling health food using vitamins and minerals as ingredients included in the Catalogue can be made as gummy form.

NMN in China has not obtained any licenses such as medicine, health food, food additive and novel food, thus, it cannot be produced and sold as food.

On February 8, 2021, NHC issued a Letter of Soliciting Opinions on National Food Safety Standards including National Food Safety Standard Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods L-Carnitine Tartrate (Draft for Comments) . These standa

Technical Requirements indicates the specific provisions on the available dosage forms, auxiliary materials and technical requirements for Coenzyme Q10, Fish oil, Sporoderm-broken of ganoderma lucidum spores powder, Spirulina and Melatonin,

The Draft clarifies these Regulations apply to the registration, supervision, and management of overseas manufacturers, processors, and storage facilities that export foods to China, excluding production, processing, and storage of food additives and

Coenzyme Q10, Melatonin, Fish oil, Spirulina, and Sporoderm-broken of Ganoderma Lucidum Spores Powder

Including R&D report, qualification certificate of applicant, product formula, proof materials for R&D capabilities, production capabilities, and inspection capabilities, etc.

The height of the numbers should be greater than or equal to 1.8mm.

When the nutritional need of certain people cannot be met through ordinary meals or daily meals, FSMP can be used as an effective way of nutritional supplementation and play a role in nutritional support. The following is a brief description

Fruiting body of Isaria cicadae Miq.(artificially cultured), sodium hyaluronate, and Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefiranofaciens, were approved.

GB 7718-2011 lists eight categories of allergenic substances with reference to international Codex standards, encouraging enterprises to voluntarily label to prompt consumers and effectively fulfill their social responsibility.

On December 9th, the Supreme People's Court issued the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning Applicable Laws in the Trial of Food Safety Civil Dispute Cases (1), which will come into force on January 1st,

On-site verification of special food registration is a process that conducted by SAMR, to verify the research and development, production (or trial), test conditions, capacity and raw data and clinical trials of special food products or for

The issuance of the Draft has a large impact on registered health food. It not only fills in the lack of regulations, but also gradually improves the legal system, which is conducive to the rapid development of the health food market.

Catalogue of Ingredients of Nutrient Supplement Health Foods (2020 Revision) and Catalogue of Permitted Health Function Claims by Nutrient Supplement Health Foods (2020 Revision), which will come into effect on March 1, 2021.

Coenzyme Q10, sporoderm-broken of Ganoderma Lucidum spores powder, spirulina, fish oil and melatonin can be declared as filing health foods from March 1 next year.

What are requirements on the scope and usage amount of nutritional fortification substances in milk powder for pregnant and lactating women, milk powder for children, and corresponding liquid products?

On November 12, CFSA publicly solicited opinions on three novel food ingredients, including Rumex patientia L. × Rumex tianshanicus A. Los, Dihydroquercetin, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108. Among them, Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108 can be used in

Importing enterprises should truthfully declare information on imported product, cooperate with all production and business units to implement disinfection work, and keep records of the sale and flow of imported cold-chain food.

The unqualified items mainly include excessive residues of pesticide and veterinary drugs, microbial contamination and incompliance use of food additives, which account for 31.73%, 26.19% and 17.8% of the total unqualified, respectively. The

For prepackaged foods with both solid and liquid phases and solid phase substances as the main food ingredients, the content of drained substance (solids) should be labeled in the form of mass or mass fraction near the “net weight”.

According to the Plan, totally 46 national food safety standards are going to be made or revised in 2020.

Including 22 quality specifications for food additives, 10 quality specifications for nutritional fortification substances, 9 test method and Food Cold Chain Logistics Hygiene Specification.

The dosage of nutritional fortification substances specified in Standard for the Use of Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods (GB 14880-2012) refers to the actual amount allowed to be added in the production process , which is deter

Imported prepackaged food labeling can be used simultaneously in Chinese and foreign languages, it can also be used simultaneously in traditional Chinese characters.

The Administrative Measures for the Registration of Product Formulas of Infant Formula Milk Powder specifically stipulate the following requirements for the labeling of infant formula milk powder

Both of them are measures to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women, either as part of dietary diversification or as additional supplements to meet the additional nutrient need of the target population during pregnanc

On September 3, the novel food ingredient sodium hyaluronate was publicly solicited for comments, and the deadline of comments is October 3, 2020.

Good news for filing health foods! The format of Powder and Gummy is possible to be added.

The national customs detected 246 batches of food that were unqualified of safety and health items and not allowed to enter in the port supervision link.

GACC issued an Annoucement on the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for the Import of Frozen Penaeus Vannamei from Ecuador on August 14.

The General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued the Announcement, allowing the import of Serbian dairy products that meet the relevant requirements from August 12.

It is proposed five raw materials including Coenzyme Q10, Fish oil, Sporoderm-broken of Ganoderma Lucidum spores powder, Spirulina and Melatonin.

General Administration of Customs recently released the Customs Clearance Notice for the Third China International Import Expo of 2020 and Facilitation Measures of the Customs for the Third China International Import Expo of 2020.

It is the first time that China has raised the supervision of live streaming marketing activities to the legal level.

What must not be included in the generic name of health food?

Q: What are the forms of illegal action that expresses or implies disease prevention and treatment in food labeling? A: The forms mainly include: (1) expressing or implying the effect of preventing or treating diseases; (2) expressing or im

On June 12, GACC issued the Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety (draft for comments) (hereinafter referred to as the Draft ), which is open to public consultation for comments. The deadline for comments is July 11, 2020

Q: What are the key targets of food and health food false advertising rectification? A: The targets of rectification includes food and health food production, operation and import enterprises, third-party platform operators and related part

On June 2, 2020, the National Health Commission of the Peoples Republic of China (NHC) Issued the Announcement on 53 Three Novel Foods Including Lactobacillus Helveticus R0052 (No. 4, 2020) . Among them, 4 novel food ingredients including L

On May 25, 2020, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited public opinions on 7 novel food additives, including novel food processing aids, nitrous oxide and novel food nutrition fortifier, Vitamin K2 (Synthesis

On May 15, 2020, NHC issued the Notice on the Issuance of Standard for the Use of Dairy Permeate Powder (interim) , and launched the applicable standards for Dairy Permeate Powder, it specifies the scope of application, definition, and tech

China will set up 46 new integrated pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce, support processing trade with new steps and hold the Canton Fair online to keep foreign trade and investment broadly stable under the outbreak impact, the State Co

Recently, SAMR has issued some cases on illegal advertising, which aims to increase consumers’ legal awareness, and it also provides tips to food enterprises. Common violations in food advertisements including: Tip 1: Advertising content

On March 26, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has issued the 2020 Legislative Work Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan), and made arrangements for the legislative work in 2020. The Plan shows that the SAMR w

On March 12, SAMR has issued the Reply on the Replacement of Food Formula and Labeling after Change Registration of Foods for Special Medical Purpose . It indicates that applicants should complete the change within 3 months from the date of

On March 6, 2020, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment solicited public opinions on the proposal of importing “Dairy Permeate Powder” as an Imported Food without Governing National Food Safety Standards. The deadline fo

On March 9, National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has released the information on the Formula Registration Result of Infant and Young Children Formulas Milk Powder (short for IF). 9 formulas applied by the French factories LAITERI

On February 24, the 16th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Peoples Congress (NPC) deliberated and passed the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress to Comprehensively Prohibit the Illegal Tr

Because of COVID-19, in order to reduce turnover, avoids personnel gathers, and prevents cross-infection, and takes into account such factor as the uncertainty in production arrangements among different local enterprises, on February 21, SA

The General Administration of Customs has come out with 10 measures to help in the resumption of work at export-oriented firms and stabilizing trade growth, amid the coronavirus outbreak in China. The measures are aimed at increasing the su

On February 14, 2020, the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued an announcement that, since the issue date of Announcement No. 25 [2020], the restrictions on poultry and poultry products

A scientific and reasonable nutritional diet can effectively improve nutritional status and enhance immunity, which is helpful for the prevention and treatment of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia. Therefore, there is a guideline of nutritional d

On November 26, 2019, the General Administration of Customs (GACC) solicited public opinions on the Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Foods (Draft for Comment) (hereinafter referred to a

What are health foods? Health foods are food that can claim specific health function or are intended to supplement vitamins or minerals . It is suitable for the specific population to eat, has the function of regulating the body, does not t

To promote the work of filing nutrient supplement health foods, and in accordance with Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China, Measures for the Administration of the Registration and Recordation of Health Foods , and other rele

Prepackaged foods for special dietary uses GB 13432-2013 The labeling of prepackaged foods for special dietary uses shall meet the basic requirements specified in GB 7718 and the following requirements: i. It shall not involve in disease pr

For the purposes of promoting trade safety and convenience, and enhancing enterprises predictability of the import and export trade activities, the General Administration of Customs has issued the Interim Measures of the Customs of the Peop