China Publishes New Guidelines on Health Food Testing and Assessment

On October 31, 2020, China State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") published three health food related technical guidelines for testing and assessment, which took effect immediately. ^[1] The three guidelines are:

• Technical Guideline for Toxicological Testing and Assessment of Health Foods and Their Raw Materials (2020)

• Technical Guideline for Safety Testing and Assessment of Bacterial Strains Used in Health Food Raw Materials (2020)

• Technical Guideline for Physicochemical and Hygienic Examination and Assessment of Health Food (2020)