Recently, China has opened a public consultation on five national recommended standards related to health food raw materials, they include:
Health food raw materials: Fish Oil
Health food raw materials: Spirulina
Health food raw materials: Coenzyme Q10
Health food raw materials: broken Ganoderma lucidum spore powder
Health food materials: Melatonin
The deadline for submitting comments is May 11.
On December 1, 2020, five ingredients, including Coenzyme Q10, Fish Oil, Spirulina, Melatonin and broken Ganoderma lucidum spore powder were officially included in the Health Food Raw Material Directory. This Directory outlines the technical requirements for these ingredients and was jointly issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the National Health Commission (NHC), and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM).
On February 1, 2021, China SAMR issued the Dosage Forms and Technical Requirements of Health Food Filing Using the Five Ingredients Including Coenzyme Q10, which mandates that products using ingredients like Coenzyme Q10 must adhere to the specified technical standards.
To regulate the health food ingredient sector and promote industry development, China is working to standardize the quality and testing methods for health food ingredients. The national recommended standards for "Health Food Raw Materials" is being developed as part of this effort.
