On October 7, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NHC) issued an announcement (No. 8 of 2023) on the approval of 15 “Three New Foods”, including four new food raw materials, six new food additives, and five food-related products.

On August 28, 2023, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 3 new food raw materials for public comment, namely (3R,3'S)-β,β-carotene-3,3'-Diol, Pichia kluyveri and Bacillus subtilis DE111. The deadline for public comment is September 28, 2023.

On August 18, 2023, we hosted a free webinar in Chinese and Japanese on the promotional barriers and key compliance points for functional food and food with medical properties. A lot of questions were raised during the webinar. We have collected questions and made a Q&A summary.

On August 23, 2023, the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) published three new food additives for public comment, namely one new food nutrition enhancer and two food additives with an expanded scope. The deadline for public comments is September 18, 2023.

China offers a wide range of food categories in addition to complex food regulations and standards. It is crucial to precisely determine whether the raw materials and additives used in a food product comply with Chinese regulatory standards before it is imported or launched on the market. How do you verify the compliance of food raw materials? What is the scope of use and amount of food additives permitted? Typically, these types of queries call for food enterprises to carry out multiple inquiries and research.

On August 1, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NHC) issued an announcement (No. 5 of 2023) for “Three New Foods” with eight products approved, namely two new food raw materials, three new food additives, and three food-related products.

On July 28, 2023, we held a Chinese webinar on the commercialization of synthetic biology for food manufacturing. Many questions were raised during the webinar. We have collected the questions and summarized the answers below

On June 21, 2023, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued a public consultation on Yerba mate as a new food raw material. The deadline for public comments is July 21, 2023.

From years of regulatory compliance experience, we’ve translated a selection of some frequently asked questions on the applications of new food raw materials (novel food) and new food additives to help you understand the current requirements in China.

In order to help domestic and overseas enterprises have a better understanding of the key points to the preparation for new food raw material application, CIRS Group will hold a webinar in May 16, 2023. Please refer to the following information for the specific time, content and way of attending.