China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is seeking suggestions for new health functions to be included in the directory of permitted claims for health foods. The SAMR issued a public announcement encouraging individuals, companies, research institutions, and organizations to participate in the development and evaluation of new health functions, promoting high-quality product innovation. Submissions will be accepted until December 31, 2024.

In the US, three categories of claims can be used on food and dietary supplement labels, these include: nutrient content claims, health claims, and structure/function claims. In this article, we will introduce the requirements for these three claims in detail for your reference.

On July 2, 2024, we hosted a free webinar on the key points and considerations in health food development. Because there were so many questions raised during the webinar we collated them and made a Q&A summary for your reference

In order to help enterprises better understand the filing status of health food (dietary supplements) in China, CIRS Group has gathered statistics on health foods approved in 2024 (as of June 30), and conducted comprehensive analyses from multiple perspectives.

According to information released by China's Center for Food Evaluation (CFE) and the Special Food Information Query Platform, a total of 720 health food (dietary supplement) registration approvals were issued in the first half of 2024, 253 of which are new health food products. CIRS Group has conducted a detailed summary of these 253 new products and analyzed them from multiple perspectives.

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Announcement on Simplifying Consular Authentication Materials for Registration and Filing of Imported Health Foods (hereinafter referred to as the “Announcement”).

On April 30, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued Technical Requirements for Filing of Health Food Raw Materials Ginseng radix et rhizoma, Panacis quinquefolii radix, and Ganoderma (hereinafter referred to as the “Technical Requirements”), implementing a filing management system for health food products using these three ingredients as raw materials.

From our years of regulatory compliance experience, we’ve translated a selection of some frequently asked questions on health food to help you gain a clearer understanding of the current requirements in China.

This webinar aims at introducing the latest regulations regarding health food, the process and requirements for change of health food registration certificate for products with no validity period and technical requirements, to assist businesses in gaining a better understanding of health food regulatory requirements, thus supporting them in smoothly completing the renewal process within the five-year transition period.

The Chinese session was hosted on April 2 and many questions were raised during the training. We have collected the questions and made a Q&A summary for your reference