2020: Year in Review (Ⅱ) - Big Event and Changes in Regulation

Date: 2021-Feb-10 Source:Antion View: 728

In the year of 2020, China government revealed several regulations and drafts for comments you are interested. Antion analyzed and interpreted relevant regulations and drafts.

Policies & Regulations

In order to better help enterprises to implement laws and regulations, Antion has made a simple interpretation of the Interim Measures for the Examination and Administration of Advertisements for Medicines, Medical devices, Health Food and Food for Special Medical Purpose (hereinafter referred to as the Interim Measures) for your reference.

Analyze| Examination of Advertisement for Health Food and FSMP

On October 13, 2020, the NHC and the SAMR jointly issued a notice on Releasing 38 National Food Safety Standards including National Food Safety Standard Food Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods Cyanocobalamin (GB 1903.43-2020), they will be in forced since March 11, 2021.

Analyze| New Standards for Nutritional Fortification Substances

On December 1, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the National Health Commission and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, released Catalogue of Health Food Ingredients Coenzyme Q10, Melatonin, Fish oil, Spirulina, and Sporoderm-broken of Ganoderma Lucidum spores powder, which will come into effect on March 1, 2021. This means that Coenzyme Q10, sporoderm-broken of Ganoderma Lucidum spores powder, spirulina, fish oil and melatonin can be declared as filing health foods from March 1 next year.

Analysis| Coenzyme Q10, Fish Oil and Melatonin can do filing!

On December 30, 2020, the SAMR announced the Dairy Products Quality and Safety Improvement Action Plan to further improve the quality and safety of dairy products and promote the high-quality development of the dairy industry. Antion analyzes and interprets the main contents of the Plan.

Interpretation| Dairy Product Quality Improvement Action Plan

Draft for comments

On April 8, 2020, NHC has issued an announcement on soliciting public opinions on National Food Safety Standard Milk Powder (Draft for Comments) and National Food Safety Standard Concentrated Dairy Products (Draft for Comments).

Interpretation| Milk Powder & Concentrated Milk Product Draft

On June 12, GACC issued the Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety (draft for comments), which is open to public consultation for comments. Compared with the current Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety, the chapters are basically the same, but the content has been greatly revised. Antion summarized the changes that have a greater impact on imported food companies.

GACC| Solicited Public Opinions on Import & Export Food Safety

China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment is currently soliciting opinions on National Food Safety Standard Cereal-based Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children (Draft for Comments). Antion compared the draft for comment with the content of the current version, analyzed and interpreted the main changes and impacts.

Interpretation of Cereal-based Food for Infant (Draft)

On July 27, 2020, the SAMR issued the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Food Labeling (Draft for Comment), which based on the opinions and suggestions collected in the first comment in 2019, SAMR has made amendments and is now solicit opinions again. Antion has compared the Draft with with the current Food Labeling Management Regulations and other relevant food labeling regulations, and analyze and interpret its main changes and impacts.

Interpretation of Measures for Food Labeling (Draft)

On August 31, the NHC issued a letter on soliciting comments on 16 national food safety standards (draft for comments), the deadline for feedback is October 20. Some product standards of dairy product are revised, including modified milk, fermented milk, processed cheese and cheese product, whey powder and whey protein powder.

4 Product Standards for Dairy Product are Solicited Comments

August 31, 2020, the National Health Commission (NHC) issued a letter on soliciting opinions on the revised draft of the National Food Safety Standard General Rules for the Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (Draft for Comments). Antion compares the content of the draft with the current version. The analysis and interpretation of main changes and impacts.

Interpretation of Nutritional Labeling Standard GB 28050

On November 24, 2020, the SAMR issued a notice for public comments on the Catalogue of Health Functions Allowed for Health Food Claims Non-Nutrient Supplements (2020 Edition) (Draft for Comments), which includes Evaluation Method of Health Food Functions (2020 Edition) (Draft for Comments), Interpretation of Health Food Function Claims (2020 Edition) (Draft for Comments) and Guidelines for Evaluation of Health Food Functions (2020 Edition) (Draft for Comments), and Guidelines for Ethical Review of People Trial of Health Food (2020 Edition) (Draft for Comments). In order to help enterprises better understand the relevant requirements, Antion will compares the Draft with the current version, and analyze and interpret the main changes and impacts of the Draft.

Analysis| SAMR Solicites Opinions on Health Functions (Blue Hat)

  

Event

In 2020, Antion participated in lots of forums, delivered keynote speeches, and provided regulatory consultation, answered relevant regulatory questions and interpreted relevant standards and regulations for on-site visitors and exhibitors free of charge. In addition, China food safety held several food regulation training, invited well-known industry experts and regulators for teaching, to help food enterprises to know better about food safety regulatory system and food laws and regulations.

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In addition to offline activities, we also hold many online courses. To provide better global regulatory consulting services, Antion has launched the series of the introduction of the global food regulatory system.

Antion will Bring a Live Online Course on April 27

Antion Online|Interpretation to the Special Rectification Action

Antion Online|Interpretation to Import & Export Food Safety

Antion Online| Global Food Regulatory System Introduction

Antion Online| 2020 Food Regulations Roundup