China's CFSA Recommends Not Granting the Approval of Rosemary Extract

Recently, China's National Health Commission (NHC) issued notifications regarding the approval and review of “Three new foods” (new food raw materials, new food additives, and new food-related products). The notifications included:

21 notifications of extension notices;
4 notifications of review opinions; and
3 non-approval decisions.

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Details are as follows:

Extension notice (requires supplementary materials following the technical review by China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA))

01 New food raw materials

SN	Date	File Number	Product Name
1	2025-09-29	卫食新申字(2025)第0034号	L-β-galactan
2	2025-09-29	卫食新申字(2025)第0028号	L-ergothioneine
3	2025-09-29	卫食新申字(2025)第0032号	L-ergothioneine
4	2025-09-29	卫食新申字(2025)第0033号	L-ergothioneine
5	2025-09-29	卫食新申字(2025)第0009号	β-lactoglobulin (Non-animal source)
6	2025-09-29	卫食新进申字(2025)第0008号	Osteopontin
7	2025-09-29	卫食新申字(2025)第0007号	Silk fibroin

02 New food additives

SN	Date	File Number	Product Name
1	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0074号	3-Fucosyllactose (3-FL)
2	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0076号	Sodium 3’-Sialyllactose
3	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0079号	Sodium 3’-Sialyllactose
4	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0080号	4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (Furaneol)
5	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0077号	Sodium 6’-Sialyllactose
6	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0001号	D-allulose 3-epimerase
7	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0086号	Anethole
8	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0013号	Casein phosphopeptides
9	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0081号	Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT)
10	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2024)第0022号	Rebaudioside AM (enzymatic conversion method)
11	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0012号	Steviol glycosides (enzymatic conversion method)
12	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0075号	Steviol glycosides (enzymatic conversion method)
13	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0044号	Nitric acid
14	2025-09-23	卫食添新申字(2025)第0084号	Lutein

Review opinions (CFSA recommends not granting approval after the technical review)

01 New food additives

SN	Date	File Number	Product Name
1	2025-09-22	卫食添新申字(2025)第0073号	Sodium metabisulfite
2	2025-09-22	卫食添新申字(2025)第0061号	Gellan gum
3	2025-09-22	卫食添新申字(2025)第0082号	Sulfuric acid
4	2025-09-22	卫食添新申字(2025)第0083号	Rosemary extract

Non-approval decision (based on the recommendation from NHC to not grant approval)

01 New food additives

SN	Date	File Number	Product Name
1	2025-09-19	卫食添新申字(2025)第0044号	Dipotassium glycyrrhizate
2	2025-09-19	卫食添新申字(2025)第0045号	Monopotassium glycyrrhizate
3	2025-09-19	卫食添新申字(2025)第0046号	Ammonium glycyrrhizate

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