Recently, the newly revised Food Label Supervision and Administration Measures (hereinafter referred to as the “Measures”) and the National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Prepackaged Food Labels (GB 7718-2025) were officially released and will take effect simultaneously on March 16, 2027. These new regulations standardize various labeling requirements for food products and further clarify the requirements for special food labels, including health food.

According to the information released by the Center for Food Evaluation, State Administration for Market Regulation and the Special Food Information Query Platform, in 2024, State Administration for Market Regulation issued a total of 1390 health food (dietary supplement) registration approvals, 346 of which are new health food products.

In order to help enterprises better understand the filing status of health food (dietary supplements) in China, CIRS has gathered statistics on health foods approved in 2024 and analyzed them from multiple perspectives.

We have collected frequently asked questions on the dietary supplement in the United States for your reference.

Based on our years' of experience, we have collected frequently asked questions on health food/dietary supplements registration in China and translated them into English for your reference.

A great many holders of registration certificates, especially those registered under the previous Ministry of Health (MOH) should redo or supplement the function tests to obtain a new certificate within a 5-year transitional period. To help clients better comply with the regulation, we have collected frequently asked questions on the change of health food registration in China for your reference.

We have collected frequently asked questions on the dietary supplement in the United States for your reference.

Food labels in the US must comply with the requirement of American federal regulations (21 CFR 101.9 for general food; 21 CFR 101.36 for dietary supplement). In order to convey the correct nutrition facts to consumers, label makers should fully understand the requirements of food labels and ensure that every details is standardized. In this article, we will provide a detailed interpretation on the requirements of US nutrition labels.

The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) officially issued the Key Points for the Review of the Change of Registration Certificate for Health Foods with No Validity Period and No Technical Requirements in Production and Sale (hereinafter referred to as the Key Points) on November 1st, 2024 in order to standardize the health food registration certificates of products with no validity period.

On October 11, 2024, the State Administration of Market Supervision (SAMSAR) issued the ‘Dosage Forms and Technical Requirements for Health Food Products for Record (2024 Edition) (Draft for Opinion)’ and the ‘Regulations on Usable Excipients and Their Usage for Health Food Products for Record (2024 Edition) (Draft for Opinion)’ for public consultation, and the deadline for feedback is November 10, 2024, for the society.