Weekly Summary – Updates on the Approval and Review of “Three New Foods” - Regulatory News - Food & Food Contact Materials

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).

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The notifications included:

16 notifications of approval of review findings
40 notifications of extension notice;
12 notifications of review opinions.

Details are as follows:

Notifications of approval of review findings (“Notice of Approval” issued after NHC's formal announcement)

New food raw materials

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2025-12-11	卫食新进申字(2021)第0005号	Elderberry anthocyanins
2	2025-12-11	卫食新申字(2025)第0022号	Venetian Fusarium protein
3	2025-12-11	卫食新申字(2025)第0010号	Venetian Fusarium protein
4	2025-12-11	卫食新进申字(2021)第0010号	Olive fruit polyphenols

New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2024)第0088号	2’-FL
2	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2025)第0024号	6S-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate calcium
3	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2025)第0028号	(6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, glucosamine salt
4	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2024)第0017号	β-Alanine
5	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2024)第0028号	β-Alanine
6	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2024)第0065号	Branching enzyme
7	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2024)第0023号	Rebaudioside M (enzymatic conversion method)
8	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2023)第0073号	Calcium carbonate (algae-derived)
9	2025-12-01	卫食添新申字(2024)第0031号	Steviol glycosides

New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2025-12-01	卫食相进申字(2024)第0019号	2,2-Bis[[3-[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-1-oxopropoxy]methyl]-1,3-propanediyl 3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenylpropionate; Pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate]
2	2025-12-01	卫食相申字(2024)第0020号	C.I. Pigment White 21; barium sulfate
3	2025-12-01	卫食相申字(2024)第0014号	Talc

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

New food raw materials

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2025-12-02	卫食新申字(2025)第0028号	L-Ergothioneine
2	2025-12-02	卫食新申字(2025)第0032号	L-Ergothioneine
3	2025-12-02	卫食新申字(2025)第0033号	L-Ergothioneine
4	2025-12-02	卫食新申字(2025)第0035号	γ-Polyglutamic acid
5	2025-12-02	卫食新进申字(2024)第0006号	Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CBS-118529
6	2025-12-02	卫食新申字(2022)第0014号	Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9
7	2025-12-02	卫食新申字(2025)第0037号	Ergothioneine
8	2025-12-02	卫食新申字(2025)第0038号	Ergothioneine
9	2025-12-02	卫食新申字(2025)第0040号	Ginseng cell culture
10	2025-12-02	卫食新进申字(2025)第0009号	Bilberry extract
11	2025-12-11	卫食新申字(2021)第0010号	D-Allulose
12	2025-12-11	卫食新申字(2025)第0036号	Pueraria lobata polysaccharides
13	2025-12-11	卫食新申字(2025)第0042号	Firethorn fruit (dried)
14	2025-12-11	卫食新进申字(2025)第0010号	Pichia kluyveri
15	2025-12-11	卫食新申字(2025)第0015号	Green coffee bean extract
16	2025-12-11	卫食新进申字(2025)第0003号	Glucosyl hesperidin
17	2025-12-11	卫食新进申字(2025)第0008号	Milk osteopontin
18	2025-12-11	卫食新申字(2024)第0016号	Nervonic acid oil
19	2025-12-11	卫食新申字(2023)第0017号	Garlic pear seed oil

New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0095号	1-(tert-Butyl)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxamide
2	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0019号	2′-FL
3	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2023)第0074号	3-FL
4	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0046号	3-FL
5	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0089号	3-FL
6	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0011号	Inositol
7	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0013号	Casein phosphopeptides
8	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0096号	Ammonium sulfate
9	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0003号	LNT
10	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0029号	LNT
11	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0064号	LNT
12	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0098号	Thaumatin (fermentation-derived)
13	2025-12-11	卫食添新申字(2024)第0062号	2-Methyl-1-(2-(5-(p-tolyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one
14	2025-12-12	卫食添新申字(2024)第0083号	6′-SL
15	2025-12-12	卫食添新申字(2025)第0099号	Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone

New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0027号	Polymer of isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid with 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, trimellitic anhydride, and ethylene glycol
2	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0019号	1,4-Bis[(2,6-diethyl-4-methylphenyl)amino]-9,10-anthraquinone; C.I. Solvent Blue 97
3	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0018号	1,8-Bis(p-toluidino)-9,10-anthraquinone; C.I. Solvent Violet 36
4	2025-12-18	卫食相申字(2025)第0004号	Polymer of methacrylic acid with n-butyl acrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl methacrylate, propylene glycol mono(methacrylate), and allyl methacrylate
5	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0029号	Reaction products of N,N′-distearyl ethylenediamine and azacyclotridecan-2-one homopolymer with octadecyl isocyanate
6	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0031号	Polymer of isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid with dimerized non-hydrogenated unsaturated fatty acids (C18), 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol, and trimethylolpropane

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

New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0094号	2-Oxoglutaric acid
2	2025-12-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0012号	Steviol glycosides (enzymatic conversion method)
3	2025-12-12	卫食添新申字(2025)第0100号	3-FL
4	2025-12-12	卫食添新申字(2025)第0091号	6′-SL
5	2025-12-12	卫食添新申字(2025)第0097号	(6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, monosodium salt
6	2025-12-12	卫食添新申字(2025)第0101号	Mannanase

New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2025-12-18	卫食相申字(2025)第0005号	4,4′-Methylenebis(cyclohexylamine)
2	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0026号	Dimethyl diphenyl methyl hydrogen siloxane and polysiloxane
3	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0033号	Acetate of a polymer of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate with 2-(C16–18 acylamino)ethyl acrylate and 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate
4	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0032号	Hydrogenated polymer of styrene and 1,3-butadiene
5	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0028号	Hydrogenated aromatic petroleum hydrocarbon resin
6	2025-12-18	卫食相进申字(2025)第0030号	Reaction products of tall oil fatty acids, dimer acids, m-xylylenediamine, bisphenol A, and epichlorohydrin

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