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).

The notifications included:

16 notifications of approval of review findings
40 notifications of extension notice;
16 notifications of review opinions.
5 notifications of non-approval

Details are as follows:

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

01 New food raw materials

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-06-08	卫食新申字(2023)第0007号	Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis XLTG11
2	2026-06-08	卫食新申字(2025)第0031号	Fusarium compactum Protein
3	2026-06-08	卫食新申字(2025)第0025号	Chlorella pyrenoidosa
4	2026-06-08	卫食新申字(2024)第0019号	Peony Seed Oil
5	2026-06-08	卫食新申字(2025)第0019号	Cyclocarya paliurus Leaf Polyphenols
6	2026-06-08	卫食新申字(2025)第0023号	Ampelopsis grossedentata Leaf Polyphenols
7	2026-06-08	卫食新申字(2025)第0001号	Phytosterols

02 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0065号	2’-Fucosyllactose
2	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0040号	2’-Fucosyllactose
3	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2024)第0068号	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
4	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0076号	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
5	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0078号	Calcium 6S-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate
6	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0023号	Calcium Alginate
7	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0047号	Xylanase
8	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0081号	LNnT
9	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0043号	Cellulase

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

01 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0012号	N-Acetylglucosamine
2	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2025)第0042号	Dried Pyracantha Fruit
3	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0010号	Aloe Vera Gel
4	2026-06-01	卫食新进申字(2025)第0001号	Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4
5	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2025)第0037号	Ergothioneine
6	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0008号	Ergothioneine
7	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0006号	Peony Leaves
8	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0007号	Peony Seeds
9	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2025)第0021号	Bacillus subtilis var. natto VB205
10	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0003号	D-Glucurono-γ-lactone
11	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0009号	Sanghuangporus sanghuang Mycelium
12	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0011号	Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LRa05
13	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2025)第0004号	Saussurea involucrata Cell Culture
14	2026-06-01	卫食新申字(2026)第0005号	Xigui Polysaccharides

02 New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0012号	3-Fucosyllactose
2	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0037号	3-Fucosyllactose
3	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0038号	3-Fucosyllactose
4	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0080号	4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone
5	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0087号	Brazzein
6	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0039号	Brazzein
7	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0086号	p-Anisaldehyde
8	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0027号	Dicalcium Phosphate
9	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2024)第0022号	Rebaudioside AM
10	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0075号	Steviol Glycosides
11	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0037号	Vitamin E
12	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0018号	1,3-Dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol
13	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2023)第0074号	3-Fucosyllactose
14	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0046号	3-Fucosyllactose
15	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0089号	3-Fucosyllactose
16	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0030号	3-Fucosyllactose
17	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0067号	3-Fucosyllactose
18	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0074号	3-Fucosyllactose
19	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0017号	Sodium 6′-Sialyllactose (6′-SL Sodium Salt)
20	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0001号	D-Allulose 3-Epimerase
21	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0003号	Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT)
22	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0029号	Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT)
23	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0064号	Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT)
24	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0090号	Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT)
25	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0052号	Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT)
26	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0016号	Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT)
27	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0013号	Steviol Glycosides
28	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0022号	Steviol Glycosides
29	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0023号	Steviol Glycosides
30	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0088号	Vanillin
31	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0106号	Vanillin

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

01 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0032号	Disodium 5′-CMP
2	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0031号	5′-CMP
3	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0033号	Disodium 5′-IMP
4	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0034号	Disodium 5′-GMP
5	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0030号	Disodium 5′-UMP
6	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0035号	5′-AMP
7	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0029号	Potassium Aluminum Sulfate
8	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0026号	Tetrahydrolinalool
9	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2026)第0028号	Tetrahydrolinalool
10	2026-06-04	卫食添新申字(2025)第0055号	Carmine
11	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0014号	1,3-Dihydroxyacetone
12	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0021号	Sodium D-Isoascorbate
13	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2026)第0020号	Advantame
14	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2024)第0037号	Catalase
15	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0017号	Xylanase
16	2026-05-08	卫食添新申字(2025)第0090号	Naringenin

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

01 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-06-05	卫食添新申字(2026)第0001号	Natural Vanillin
2	2026-04-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0089号	Vitamin E

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