China Releases Filing Requirements for Health Food Added with Ginseng, American Ginseng, and Lingzhi
On April 30, 2024, the China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a regulation specifying the filing requirements for health food containing three ingredients: Ginseng, American Ginseng, and Lingzhi. The regulation stipulates five key aspects, including auxiliary materials usage, product dosage forms, product processing, product technical requirements, and others. It came into effect on May 1, 2024. Prior to this, in December 2023, SAMR issued a relevant announcement, including Ginseng, American Ginseng, and Lingzhi in the Health Food Raw Materials Directory. So far China has published several directories of health food ingredients eligible for the filing process: Health Food Raw