China NHC Updates: 3 Three New Foods Were Accepted

China NHC issued notifications regarding the acceptance of “three new foods”. The applications for 2 new food materials and 1 new food additives have been received.

Details are as follows:

New food raw materials

S.N.	Date of issue	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-07-07	卫食新申字(2026)第0016号	D-Tagatose
2	2026-07-08	卫食新进申字(2026)第0002号	Lacticaseibacillus brevis CECT 7480

New food additives

S.N.	Date of issue	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-06-26	卫食添新申字(2026)第0042号	Colloidal Microcrystalline Cellulose

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