2020: Year in Review (I) - Health Food

In the year 2020, China government revealed several regulations and drafts for comments about health products you are interested in. Antion pulled a list for those articles and some other related information that worth reading again.

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Knowledge on Food for Special Medical Purpose (FSMP)

When the nutritional need of certain people cannot be met through ordinary meals or daily meals, FSMP can be used as an effective way of nutritional supplementation and play a role in nutritional support. The following is a brief description

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EU Urged to Impose Definition for Food Products

Frustrated at the overuse of the term ‘natural’ to define food products and ingredients that ‘do not always match consumers’ expectations’, Safe Food Advocacy Europe is calling on the European Union to develop a legal definition.

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Interpretation| Dairy Product Quality Improvement Action Plan

On December 30, 2020, the SAMR announced the Dairy Products Quality and Safety Improvement Action Plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan) to further improve the quality and safety of dairy products and promote the high-quality development

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Thank you for your attention and support! In the extraordinary year of 2020, it is our pleasure to provide you promptly, pricse and professional Chinese regulation updates. As we enter 2021, AntionGlobal will contribute more valuable artic

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Q&A| Labeling of Allergenic Substances

GB 7718-2011 lists eight categories of allergenic substances with reference to international Codex standards, encouraging enterprises to voluntarily label to prompt consumers and effectively fulfill their social responsibility.

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Case| Imported Food Passed the Inspection ≠ Compliance

Imported food must meet China national food safety standards. If the imported food does not meet China national food safety standards, and the People's Court does not support the defense that the imported food has passed the inspection and q

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Three Novel Food Ingredients Are Soliciting Opinions

On November 12, CFSA publicly solicited opinions on three novel food ingredients, including Rumex patientia L. × Rumex tianshanicus A. Los, Dihydroquercetin, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108. Among them, Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108 can be used in

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Situation of Food Inspection in Third Quarter of 2020

The unqualified items mainly include excessive residues of pesticide and veterinary drugs, microbial contamination and incompliance use of food additives, which account for 31.73%, 26.19% and 17.8% of the total unqualified, respectively. The

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Millions in Advertising Fines for A FSMP Product

Abbott was fined RMB1,948,071,151,000 for violating the advertising law, and was ordered to stop publishing the involved advertisement and eliminate its influence within the corresponding scope.

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Q&A|A Special Case of Solid Content Labeling

For prepackaged foods with both solid and liquid phases and solid phase substances as the main food ingredients, the content of drained substance (solids) should be labeled in the form of mass or mass fraction near the “net weight”.

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The Probiotics Industry Ushers in A New Trend

In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 has accelerated consumers’ awareness and attention to health and nutrition products. Among them, probiotic products have become more popular because of the functions of improving the gastrointestinal tract

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Q&A| How to Understand the Dosage of Nutritional Fortifier?

The dosage of nutritional fortification substances specified in Standard for the Use of Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods (GB 14880-2012) refers to the actual amount allowed to be added in the production process , which is deter

Import and Export Trade of Dietary Supplements Double Grows

The total import and export of dietary nutritional supplements reached three billion US dollars, of which export value was 990 million US dollars in the first half of 2020, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%; import value reached 2.01 billion

4 Product Standards for Dairy Product Are Solicited Comments

On August 31, the NHC issued a letter on soliciting comments on 16 national food safety standards (draft for comments), the deadline for feedback is October 20. Some product standards of dairy product are revised, including modified milk, fe

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Antion Invites You to Attend NHNE 2020

On September 17, “NHNE 2020 China International Natural Health & Nutrition Expo” was held in Guangzhou. As the official partner of this event, Antion conducted some regulatory activities at the event.

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Q&A| Nutritional Supplement Product & Mum Milk Powder

Both of them are measures to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women, either as part of dietary diversification or as additional supplements to meet the additional nutrient need of the target population during pregnanc

Strengthen Source Control to Ensure the Safety of Cold Chain

After the outbreak of the COVID-19, the General Administration of Customs has held 121 video conferences with their counterparts in 99 countries and regions and urged overseas food producers to strengthen their preventive measures against th

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Review of Regulations and Standards Issued in August

In August, a number of important regulations and standards were released, such as the SAMR solicited public opinions on the supervision of webcast marketing activities, and five materials in the List of Health food

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Approval Process of Novel Food Ingredients

The review conclusion for novel food ingredients are divided into four situations: Deferred retrial、Recommended approval、Recommended disapproval、Termination of review.

Facilitation Measures of The Customs For the EXPO

General Administration of Customs recently released the Customs Clearance Notice for the Third China International Import Expo of 2020 and Facilitation Measures of the Customs for the Third China International Import Expo of 2020.

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What is Novel Food Ingredients

Some food ingredients that do not have traditional dietary habits in China are gradually coming to consumers’ attention. This passage introduces the novel food ingredients management system in China

Imported Shrimp Removed from Shelves

To eliminate epidemic and food safety risks, China has suspended imports from the three producers. Six samples recently collected from inside shipping containers and the outer packaging of frozen white shrimp tested positive for the coronavi

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Strict Check to Avoid Unqualified Imported Milk Powder

Recently, Chaoyang Customs, a subsidiary of Beijing Customs, seized a case of unqualified milk powder imported by false labeling. It involved 2 batches of 1200 boxes of 7200 cans, with a total value of 128,916 US dollars, which is the larges

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Interpretation of Cereal-Based Food for Infant (Draft)

The issuance of the Draft can further prevent and control the safety risks of complementary foods for infants and young children, provide more detailed guidance and promote high-quality development of the industry.

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Food Markets to Get Greater Scrutiny

Wholesale food markets across China will be put under stricter scrutiny to minimize risks to food safety and transmission of the novel coronavirus, officials with the country's top market regulator said on Friday.

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