On February 6, 2023, Shanghai Consumer Council (SCC) published an article to cast doubts on the market chaos of foods added with hyaluronic acid (HA, also called sodium hyaluronate), and urge more stringent supervision from regulators, after conducting a special investigation since September of 2022.
Since 2021, food & beverage products added with HA have sprung up in the Chinese market. As the nascent market continues to grow, chaos and disputes began to emerge that hard to ignore. It is known that HA can help improving the skin condition when it is used in mesotherapy and skin boosters. Does it have the similar effect when used in food? A lot of merchants claimed so and used it as a selling point, in despite of the common confusion from consumers.
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