As per the notification released on August 2, 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) unveiled the draft version of Detailed Rules on Implementation for Technical Evaluation of New Functions of Health Food (Trial) and announced to solicit public comments. Any feedback can be sent to bjspbjgn@cfe-samr.org.cn before September 1, 2022.

Major Contents Revealed by the Draft 

1. General Principle

Any individual or unit (hereinafter referred to as the proposer) can individually or jointly put forward suggestions on new functions of health food to the food evaluation institution of SAMR (hereinafter referred to as the evaluation institution).

If the proposer is an individual, it shall jointly propose with legal persons or other organizations registered in China that meet the qualifications of health food registration applicants, or overseas manufacturers of health food with new functions that has already been put on the market.

2. Verification Evaluation

The proposed new functions shall belong into one of three categories: supplementing dietary nutrients, maintaining or improving body health, and reducing disease risk factors.

The evaluation methods and criteria for new functions shall be verified and evaluated by at least one legally-qualified food inspection institution before proposing new functions. During the post-marketing monitoring period, health food with new functions shall pass the verification and evaluation by at least two legally-qualified food inspection institutions.

3. Evaluation Procedures

4. Evaluation Checklist

5. Monitoring & Evaluation

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Reference Links

• China SAMR Notification
• Health Food: Status Quo of China’s Imported Health Food Registration/Filing in H1 2022
• China to Tighten Supervision over the Health Food Logo
• Free webinar: A Full Picture of Chinese Functional Food/Health Food Market
• Free webinar: Latest Regulatory Updates on and Trends of China’s Health Food

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