In 2025, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) maintained a steady pace in the approval of food ingredients. CIRS Group conducted a statistical review of the 2025 submissions in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to provide data references and trend insights for companies planning to enter the ANZ market.

Based on information retrieved from the official websites of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA), we have summarized the statistics on the acceptance, public consultation, formal approval, and termination of review for new food raw material applications in 2025 for your reference.

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).

China NHC issued notifications regarding the acceptance of “three new foods”. The applications for 1 new food material and 8 new food additives have been received.

On Febuary 5, 2026, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NHC) issued an announcement (No. 1 of 2026) for “Three New Foods” with 22 products approved, including 5 new food raw materials, 11 new food additives, and 6 food-related products.

On February 5, 2026, China’s NHC issued the No.1 Announcement of 2026. 3’-SL was approved as a new food nutrition enhancer, becoming the third officially authorized human milk oligosaccharide (HMOs) following 2’-FL and LNnT.

On November 27, 2025, EFSA updated a series of administrative guidance regarding novel food, food improvement agents (including food additives, food enzymes and food spices), and feed additives. This update was not only a mere streamlining of application procedures, but a signal for EU to raising regulatory requirements.

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).

Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN) is currently undergoing regulatory authorization processes in multiple major global markets. To help companies clearly understand the international compliance status of NMN, CIRS has summarized recent regulatory developments in the United States, Australia, and the European Union for reference.

On 3 November 2025, EFSA released its safety evaluation report on synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food. According to the assessment conducted by EFSA’s expert panel, the safety of the NF synthetic CBD cannot be established.