This Guideline applies to health foods in China. It defines the basic principles for functional evaluation of health foods and is applicable to the functional testing and evaluation of health food, including the zoological function evaluation of health food and the human consumption test evaluation.

Contents

I. Subject Matter and Scope

II. Basic Requirements for Evaluation of Health Food Functions

III. Basic Requirements for Animal Experiment of Health Food

IV. Basic Requirements for Human Consumption Trial of Health Food

V. Factors to Consider for Evaluating Health Food Functions