SAMR to Further Standardize Infant Formula Labeling Requirements
As revealed by an official notice released on July 28, 2021, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has been collecting public comments on the new supervision requirements of infant formula milk powder product labeling.
The Status Quo of FSMP Registration in 2021H1
15 foods for special medical purposes products (FSMP) obtained registration approval in 2021H1. All of them are produced by domestic enterprises.
By the end of June 2021, 72 FSMP products were registered in China. FSMP for infants accounted for 50% of all. Among them, premature/low birth weight infant formula, lactose free formula and partially-hydrolyzed lactoprotein infant formula occupy the majority.
[Updated] South Korea Releases New Packaging Material Requirements
MOE proposed two drafts of the packaging material requirements. The “unable to recycle" label is newly proposed. The recycling symbol texts indicating the packaging material are revised. A new exemption situation of labeling “difficult to recycle” is brought out.
