On Jan. 20, 2014, CFDA made an announcement listing 14 newly accredited institutes for health food testing. The latest addition brings the total number of accredited testing agencies to 46 (see the news released by chemlinked on Nov. 12, 2013 for other 32 testing agencies). These testing institutes will be officially sanctioned from March 1, 2014 onwards.
Prior to the application to CFDA for health food registration, it is required to carry out efficacy tests for health food, including safety test (toxicology), function test, stability test, hygiene inspection, and efficacy/iconic composition validation test. In addition, only the testing report issued by the testing agencies accredited by CFDA will be accepted. Each accredited testing agency will carry out testing for a period of 5 years. The test offered by each testing agency will be according to their respective testing capacities. Testing agencies are responsible for all phases of testing, reviewing, and issuing of testing reports for both domestic and imported health food.
The list of newly accredited testing agencies is as follows:
Hebei Institute for Food and Drug Control
Jilin Institute for Food & Drug Control
Jilin Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Heilongjiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Fujian Institute for Drug Control
Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control
Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province
Guangxi Institute for Food and Drug Control
Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control
Sanitary Inspection Center of Harbin Medical University
Center for Sanitary Analysis and Testing of Shandong University
Center for Analysis and Testing of West China School of Public Health of Sichuan University
For the specified testing range of each institute, please contact info@chemlinked.com.
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