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China Updates the Clinical Trial Quality Management Standard for Foods for Special Medical Purpose
May 17, 2024
The updated regulation focuses more on the scientificity and reasonability of the clinical trial conducted for FSMP registration. For example, it no longer requires the minimum sample size for subjects joining the test.
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Shanghai Pilots Nutri-Grade Labels for Beverages
Apr 03, 2024
On March 26th, 2024, the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced to pilot the "Nutri-Grade Labels" in Shanghai, aiming to guide the public towards healthier dietary habits
Chinese Mainland
Beverage
Labeling
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China SAMR Announces New Labeling Guidelines for Prepackaged Foods
Mar 29, 2024
On March 26, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of China announced several detailed guidelines, encouraging food businesses to improve the labeling of production dates and shelf lives on prepackaged food products, including food additives. The announcement is expected to facilitate greater transparency for consumers in identifying the packaging and labeling information.
Chinese Mainland
Labeling
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Navigating Nutrition Claims: A Comparison of China with Australia and New Zealand
Feb 29, 2024
Nutrition and health claims in food labels or advertisements are known to significantly impact consumers' perception of the healthfulness of products and influence their food purchasing decisions. When it comes to nutrition claims, Australia and New Zealand have nutrition content claim, comparing to China’s nutrition claims which consist of nutrient content claims and nutrient comparative claims. It is important to note that the classification mentioned in this article does not include claims related to health supplements. This article compares the regulations governing nutrition claims in Australia and New Zealand with those in China.
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Global Food Regulation Highlights | January 2024
Feb 06, 2024
Top food regulatory updates in January 2024: Thailand unveils three notifications related to the nutrition labeling of prepackaged food (Effective on July 2, 2024); China consults on four national food safety standards, including GB standards for the labeling of prepackaged food, FSMP and complementary baby food; South Korea revises "Health Functional Food Act", introducing the new food category of Custom Health Functional Food (Effective on January 3, 2025); Taiwan revises act governing food safety and sanitation, representing tougher stance on food advertising violations (Effective on January 31, 2024); Japan proposes amendments to regulations for dairy products, establishing new product standards for certain dairy products that can be stored at room temperature
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China Consults on Four National Food Safety Standards, Including GB Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Food, FSMP and Complementary Baby Food
Jan 23, 2024
On January 19, 2024, China National Health Commission (NHC) opened four GB standards for public feedback. Any comments can be sent back prior to February 29, 2024.
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China Consults on New Version of GB 7718 General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
Jan 23, 2024
On January 19, 2024, China NHC announced to seek public feedbacks for four national food safety standards, including the long-awaited new version of GB 7718 General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods. Stakeholders may submit comments via the online system before February 29. As the third consultation draft of GB 7718, the new draft is quite different from the current version and its two previous drafts. The proposed changes cover a wide range of aspects, such as the application scope, ingredient list, date labeling, food claims, digital labeling, and imported food labeling.
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Prepackaged Food
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China Unveils Draft of GB 29922 General Rules for Foods for Special Medical Purposes
Jan 23, 2024
On January 19, 2024, National Health Commission (NHC) released the consultation draft of GB 29922, with the aim to replace the 2013 version concerning foods for special medical purposes (FSMP) intended for consumers above the age of one. It covers nutritionally complete foods, specific nutritionally complete foods, and nutritionally incomplete foods. The revisions mainly involve the product types, labels and technical requirements. Any feedback can be sent to the online platform before February 29, 2024.
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China Reduces Tariffs for FSMP Products in 2024
Dec 25, 2023
On December 21, 2023, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of China unveiled Tariff Adjustment Plan for 2024, involving several changes in the import and export tariffs of certain products. The changes will take effect on January 1, 2024.
Chinese Mainland
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[Updated] China Releases Guidelines for the Standardization of Health Food Logo Labeling
Dec 25, 2023
On December 22, 2023, the SAMR officially released the Guidelines for the Standardization of Health Food Logo Labeling.
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China Food Additive Standard GB 2760-2024 Standard for Uses of Food Additives
GB 2760-2024 marks a significant chapter in China's regulatory approach to food additives, following the thorough groundwork laid by GB 2760-2014 and informed by drafts in subsequent years. The meticulous refinement process through drafts in 2017, 2021, and 2022 has led to this well-structured standard. Now, the GB 2760-2024 standard is ready for implementation, set to become effective on February 8, 2025, as the authoritative guide for food additive usage in China.
Data and Analysis: Imported Food Rejected by China Customs
For enterprises expand their businesses to the Chinese food market, one of the key challenges is the risk of rejection during customs clearances. ChemLinked collects the latest data of imported food rejected by China customs, and provides related analysis and reports.
Global Halal Certification Requirements and Regulation Dynamics
Halal food refers to food products consistent with the Islamic doctrine, which is one of the most profitable and influential sectors of the global food industry. Currently, there is no unified Halal certification standard used globally. Certain details, such as the processing method, slaughtering procedure, labeling items, etc. are subject to different standards in different countries. To help remove the market access barriers and catch the market opportunities, ChemLinked collects contents related to halal certification and its regulation dynamics around the world.
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