From April 15 to April 21, 2024, the National Health Commission (NHC) Government Services Platform issued notifications regarding the approval and review of “three new foods” (new food raw materials, new food additives, and new food-related products). This includes extension notice for 10 new food additives and 7 new food-related products; notification of review opinions for 2 new food additives and 2 new food-related products; and non-approval decision on 8 new food additives.
Details are as follows:
Extension notice (requiring supplementary materials following the technical review by China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, CFSA)
New food additives
| S.N. | Date of issuance | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0002 | 2’-fucosyllactose |
| 2 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0061 | 2’-fucosyllactose |
| 3 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0014 | 3’-sialyllactose sodium salt |
| 4 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0027 | Furaneol |
| 5 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0028 | β-Alanine |
| 6 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0033 | Roseicitreum antarcticum |
| 7 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0021 | Glucoamylase 1,4-α-D-Glucan glucohydrolase |
| 8 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0029 | Lacto-N-tetraose |
| 9 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0032 | Protease |
| 10 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0031 | Stevioside |
New food-related products
| S.N. | Date of issuance | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相申字(2023) No. 0004 | 1,3,5-Trimethyl-2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)benzene |
| 2 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相进申字(2023) No. 0016 | Polymer of terephthalic acid, 2-METHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIOL and 4,8-BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)TRICYCLO[5.2.1.0(2,6)]DECANE |
| 3 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相进申字(2024) No. 0004 | 3,6,9-trimethyl-3,6,9-tris (ethyl and propyl) 1,2,4,5,7,8-hexanone derivatives |
| 4 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相进申字(2024) No. 0005 | Pigment Blue 29 |
| 5 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相申字(2024) No. 0002 | Acrylic acid (content not exceeding 2%) modified chlorinated – N, N, N-trimethyl-2- [(1-oxo-2-acryloyl) oxyethyl ammonium] polymer with 2-acrylamide |
| 6 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相进申字(2024) No. 0007 | Acrylic acid and ethylene polymer, ammonium salt |
| 7 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相申字(2024) No. 0003 | Ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil |
Notification of review opinions (CFSA recommends not to approve the technical review)
New food additives
| S.N. | Date of issuance | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0024 | Rosemary Herb Extract |
| 2 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0026 | Magnesium oxide |
New food-related products
| S.N. | Date of issuance | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相申字 (2024) No. 0004 | Ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil |
| 2 | 2024.4.15 | 卫食相进申字 (2024) No. 0006 | Mixture of saturated linear fatty acid esters produced from C12-C18 aliphatic alcohols and C12-C18 fatty acids |
Non-approval decision (NHC recommends not to approve)
New food additives
| S.N. | Date of issuance | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2024.4.19 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0002 | L-Alanine |
| 2 | 2024.4.19 | 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0079 | Selenium enriched yeast |
| 3 | 2024.4.19 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0008 | Selenium enriched yeast |
| 4 | 2024.4.19 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0010 | Chitosan |
| 5 | 2024.4.19 | 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0078 | Sanzan gum |
| 6 | 2024.4.19 | 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0082 | Sanzan gum |
| 7 | 2024.4.19 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0006 | Sanzan gum |
| 8 | 2024.4.19 | 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0001 | Marigold yellow |