With the increasing attention of consumers to nutrition and health, and the growth of demand for food for special medical purpose (hereinafter referred to as FSMP) in the medical system, China's FSMP market has continued to develop in recent years, and the market size has continued to rise. To this end, Antion has sorted out basic requirements for selling FSMP for FSMP operators, focusing on the introduction of qualifications, places and advertising requirements.

01 What is FSMP?

FSMP refers to foods that are specially processed and prepared to meet the special requirements of nutrition or meals for people with restricted eating, disorder of digestion and absorption, metabolic disorder or special disease status, including infant formula for special medical purpose suitable for 0 months to 12 months old and food for special medical purpose suitable for people over 1 year old.

02 Basic requirements for marketing of FSMP

The sale of FSMP should be in accordance with the relevant regulations, and obtain the license or filing before the sale.

03 Basic requirements for business premises of FSMP

The business entities of FSMP include food sales operators (containing network operators), drug retail enterprises, medical institutions using FSMP, etc., hereinafter collectively referred to as operators of FSMP.

Compared with other FSMP, the operation qualification of business premises of specific whole-nutrition formula is different, and the specific requirements are as follows:

Specific whole-nutrition formula should be sold to consumers through medical institutions or drug retailers that do not need to obtain a food business license, but should comply with the Food Safety Law and its regulations on the sale of food. Business enterprises which sell specific whole-nutrition formula to medical institutions and drug retail enterprises should obtain a food business license or make a filing.

04 Basic requirements for advertisements of FSMP

Business operators should not make false or misleading commercial publicity about the performance, function, quality, sales status, user evaluation or previous honors of their commodities to deceive or mislead consumers. Business operators should not, by organizing false transactions or other means, help other business operators to carry out false or misleading commercial publicity.

The content of advertisements should be true and legal, should not contain false content, and should not involve the function of disease prevention and treatment. Food manufacturers and operators should be responsible for the authenticity and legality of the contents of food advertisements.

With the development of society and the intensification of population aging, the nutritional needs of special groups have become increasingly prominent. As an important way to meet the needs of special groups, the quality and safety of FSMP are directly related to social harmony and stability. Antion hopes to help the related enterprises and industry related personnel of FSMP better understand the relevant regulations, check the gaps, and avoid risks by combing the basic requirements for selling FSMP.

Source: Antion

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