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 “Thee new foods” (new food raw materials, new food additives, and new food-related products).

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The notifications included:

27 notifications of approval of review findings;
17 notifications of extension notice; and
9 notifications of review opinions.

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	2026-02-06	卫食新申字(2024)第0012号	Xiangyu Peony Flower
2	2026-02-06	卫食新申字(2025)第0016号	Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis YLGB-1496
3	2026-02-06	卫食新申字(2025)第0003号	Brown Algae Oligosaccharides
4	2026-02-06	卫食新申字(2024)第0007号	Camelina Seed Oil
5	2026-02-06	卫食新申字(2024)第0002号	Gardenia Oil

02 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0016号	2’-Fucosyllactose
2	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0031号	2’-Fucosyllactose
3	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0042号	2’-Fucosyllactose
4	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2023)第0062号	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
5	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2023)第0047号	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
6	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2024)第0014号	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
7	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2024)第0084号	D-Allulose-3-Epimerase
8	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2024)第0044号	Anethole
9	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2024)第0079号	Carbon Dioxide
10	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2024)第0075号	Fructosyltransferase
11	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0034号	Gellan Gum
12	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0033号	Bentonite
13	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0058号	Glucose Isomerase (Xylose Isomerase)
14	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0036号	Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT)
15	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2025)第0051号	Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT)
16	2026-02-10	卫食添新申字(2024)第0071号	Deaminase

03 New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2024)第0016号	Polymer of 1,3-Phthalic Acid, 1,4-Phthalic Acid, 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol, Sebacic Acid and 2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-Propanediol
2	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2025)第0001号	Copolymer of Ethyl Acrylate, Methyl Methacrylate and Styrene
3	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2025)第0011号	Erucamide
4	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2025)第0001号	Poly(ethylene-2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PEF)
5	2026-02-11	卫食相申字(2024)第0012号	Calcium Sulfate
6	2026-02-11	卫食相申字(2024)第0015号	Cobalt Isooctanoate

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

01 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0035号	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
2	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0103号	6S-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium
3	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0039号	Brazzein (Obligate Fruit Sweet Protein)
4	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0102号	Protease
5	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0072号	Lycopene
6	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0011号	Myo-Inositol
7	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0060号	Carrageenan
8	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0092号	Enzyme converted steviol glycosides
9	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0088号	Vanillin
10	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0106号	Vanillin
11	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2023)第0044号	Nitrate

02 New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2025)第0027号	Polymer of 1,3-Phthalic Acid, 1,4-Phthalic Acid, 1,4-Butanediol, 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol, Trimellitic Anhydride, and Ethylene Glycol
2	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2025)第0022号	C.I. Pigment Black 7
3	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2024)第0005号	C.I. Pigment Blue 29
4	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2025)第0029号	Homopolymer of N,N'-Distearylethylenediamine and N-Cyclotridecanone with 1-Isocyanatooctadecane
5	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2025)第0012号	Triphenyl Phosphite Polymer with 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol and Polypropylene Glycol C10-16 Alkyl Ester
6	2026-02-11	卫食相申字(2025)第0007号	Zinc Oxide

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

01 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0104号	White Oil (Liquid Paraffin)
2	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2026)第0002号	Garlic Oil
3	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2025)第0105号	Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate
4	2026-02-05	卫食添新申字(2026)第0001号	Natural Vanillin

02 New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2026)第0002号	Polymer of 2-Propyl Acrylate with Styrene, α-Methylstyrene and (2-Ethoxyethoxy) Ethyl Ester
2	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2026)第0001号	3,6,9-Trimethyl-3,6,9-Tri(ethyl and propyl)-1,2,4,5,7,8-Hexanone Derivatives
3	2026-02-11	卫食相申字(2026)第0002号	4,4’-Methylenebis(cyclohexylamine)
4	2026-02-11	卫食相申字(2026)第0001号	Copolymer of Methyl Methacrylate, Butyl Acrylate, Styrene, 2-Ethylhexyl 2-Propenoate, Isobutyl Methacrylate, and Acrylic Acid
5	2026-02-11	卫食相进申字(2026)第0003号	Reaction Product of Tolyl Fatty Acids, Dimer Acids, 1,3-M-Phenylenediamine, Bisphenol A, and Epichlorohydrin

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