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On April 1st, 2019, SAMR updated the registration information of 24 infant formula products. Although we can’t tell whether they have passed registration review or not from the official web page [1], according to our sources, all of them successfully been granted registration approval by SAMR.
Analysis of 24 newly registered IF products
This update includes 10 product lines, which totals to 24 infant formula products from 3 enterprises. Among them, Ausnutria registered 12 formula this time, making it the enterprise with the most registered recipes (15 series, 45 recipes).
| Country | Enterprises | IF factories | Products approved |
| The Netherlands | Ausnutria | Ausnutria Heerenveen Hector B.V. | 3 series, 9 products |
| Ausnutria Heerenveen Pluto B.V. | 3 series, 3 products | ||
| Primavita | Industriële Diensten Heino B.V. | 2 series, 6 products (including 3 infant formula goat milk products) | |
| Denmark | Arla | Arla Foods amba AKAFA | 2 series, 6 products |
Future
According to statements made by Liu Xuecong, the secretary of China Nutrition and Health Food Association, during an interview [2] at the beginning of 2019, there were about 600 recipes awaiting formal review of their infant formula registration dossiers.
On November 9th, 2018, Xiong Maoping, chief director of the Enterprise Registration Bureau of SAMR revealed during a briefing session held by the State Council [3] that, “SAMR will accelerate the registration of infant formula products and FSMPs.” During China's two sessions, NPC deputy Hu Jiqiang echoed these statements. Based on this we are expecting the review process and the rate of approval to increase over the coming months.
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