According to the information released by the Special Food Information Query Platform of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), as of December 31, 2024, 4,345 health foods obtained filing certificates, of which 4,317 were Chinese health foods and 28 are imported health foods (detailed information is shown in Table 1).
Imported Health Food
Table 1. Filing Information of Imported Health Food
| S.N. | Product Name | Applicant | Filing Number | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 科克兰®多种矿物质维生素D维生素B6片 | Nutricorp International | 食健备J202400000001 | Canada |
| 2 | 澳萃维牌钙维生素D维生素K凝胶糖果(香草味) | PHARM-A-CARE LABORATORIES PTY LIMITED | 食健备J202400000002 | Australia |
| 3 | 康麦斯®钙维生素D维生素K软胶囊 | Kang Long Group Corporation | 食健备J202400000003 | America |
| 4 | 康麦斯®维生素C咀嚼片(蓝莓味) | Kang Long Group Corporation | 食健备J202400000004 | America |
| 5 | 嘉尔康牌维生素E软胶囊 | Kang Long Group Corporation | 食健备J202400000005 | America |
| 6 | 嘉尔康牌钙维生素D软胶囊 | Kang Long Group Corporation | 食健备J202400000006 | America |
| 7 | 奈氏力斯®维生素C咀嚼片(香橙味) | NATURIES HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED | 食健备J202400000007 | New Zealand |
| 8 | 奈氏力斯®多种B族维生素片 | NATURIES HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED | 食健备J202400000008 | New Zealand |
| 9 | 宝施®多种维生素矿物质片 | NATURIES HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED | 食健备J202400000009 | New Zealand |
| 10 | 奈氏力斯®钙维生素D咀嚼片(牛奶味) | NATURIES HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED | 食健备J202400000010 | New Zealand |
| 11 | 奈氏力斯®铁叶酸片 | NATURIES HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED | 食健备J202400000011 | New Zealand |
| 12 | 奈氏力斯®多种维生素矿物质片 | NATURIES HEALTH PRODUCTS LIMITED | 食健备J202400000012 | New Zealand |
| 13 | 盈养季节®钙镁维生素D胶囊 | Nutra Seasons, LLC | 食健备J202400000013 | America |
| 14 | 芳珂健康科学®锌维生素D维生素B2片 | FANCL Corporation | 食健备J202400000014 | Japan |
| 15 | 芳珂健康科学秀牌多种维生素矿物质片 | FANCL Corporation | 食健备J202400000015 | Japan |
| 16 | 芳珂健康科学®B族维生素片 | FANCL Corporation | 食健备J202400000016 | Japan |
| 17 | Wotaxen®维生素D3滴剂 | L’Orientation Biotechnique Canada Inc. | 食健备J202400000017 | Canada |
| 18 | 阿纳力牌B族维生素滴剂 | NANOSYNERGY WORLDWIDE, INC. | 食健备J202400000018 | America |
| 19 | 哥伦邦牌维生素C咀嚼片(柑橘味) | COLOMBIN Confectionery Co., Ltd. | 食健备J202400000019 | Korea |
| 20 | 哥伦邦牌维生素C咀嚼片(樱桃味) | COLOMBIN Confectionery Co., Ltd. | 食健备J202400000020 | Korea |
| 21 | 哥伦邦牌维生素C咀嚼片(蓝莓味) | COLOMBIN Confectionery Co., Ltd. | 食健备J202400000021 | Korea |
| 22 | 阿莫菲克Amorphical®钙片 | AMORPHICAL Ltd | 食健备J202400000022 | Israel |
| 23 | 芳珂健康科学雅牌多种维生素矿物质片 | FANCL Corporation | 食健备J202400000023 | Japan |
| 24 | 绿芙®镁片 | Homart Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | 食健备J202400000024 | Australia |
| 25 | 绿芙®锌维生素C片 | Homart Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | 食健备J202400000025 | Australia |
| 26 | 绿芙®钙维生素D片 | Homart Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | 食健备J202400000026 | Australia |
| 27 | 绿芙®维生素D软胶囊 | Homart Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | 食健备J202400000027 | Australia |
| 28 | 绿芙®钙维生素D维生素K片 | Homart Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd | 食健备J202400000028 | Australia |
Chinese Health Food
In terms of Chinese health food, CIRS will analyze the statistics from four perspectives:
- Regions;
- Enterprises;
- Dosages forms; and
- Active ingredients.
The Filing Status of Health Food in Different Regions of China
The filing status of health foods varies significantly across different regions in China, including provinces, directly governed municipalities, and autonomous regions. Shandong province obtained a total of 1,258 health food filing certificates, securing the top spot in terms of the number of filings. Anhui province and Guangdong province secured the second and third positions with 726 and 416 certificates, respectively.
The Filing Status of Health Food in Different Enterprises
602 domestic health food enterprises obtained filing certificates. Weihai Baihe Biotechnology Co., Ltd. has the largest number of approvals with a total of 425 filed products, followed by Hubei Kangencui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Anhui Jinyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., with 114 and 103, respectively.
The Filing Status of Health Food in Different Dosage Forms
At present, the permitted dosage forms for filing include tablets, capsules (hard/soft), oral liquids, granules, powders, and gelatin candy (gummies). When filing products such as panacis quinquefolii radix, ginseng radix et rhizome and ganoderma, mixture, paste, and tea (bagged tea) dosage forms can be used.
In 2024, the main dosage form for domestic health food filing was tablets (1581), accounting for 36.6% of the total. There were 1,439 filings for capsule products – 1,006 soft capsules and 433 hard capsules. In addition, the number of oral liquids (including drops) and granule products was 222 and 114 respectively. Among oral liquid products, there were four drop products. The quantity of powder and gelatin candy (gummies) products was 826 and 132 respectively. There were two pastes and one bagged tea product.
The Filing Status of Health Food in Different Functional Components
Among the filed domestic health foods in 2024, there were 2,364 nutrition supplements, accounting for 54.8% of the total. The rest were 1,953 functional health foods such as broken ganoderma lucidum spore powder as raw material, accounting for 45.2% of the total.
Among the nutrition supplements, products with the function of supplementing a single nutrient are greater in quantity (1,008 products filed), followed by products supplementing multi-vitamins and minerals (871 products filed) and two nutrients (485 products filed).
Among nutrition supplements, the three major products were vitamin C supplements, calcium & vitamin D supplements, and multi-vitamins & minerals supplements, which were 348, 206, and 586 respectively.
Note: Nutrition supplements with less than five products are classified as “Others”.
There were 568 filed products with protein (soy protein isolate and/or whey protein) added as a raw material, of which 52 filed products of protein are combined with vitamins and minerals, and their health function is still “to enhance immunity”. Among the rest of the functional health foods, products with coenzyme Q10, broken ganoderma lucidum spore powder rank second and third place with 483 and 375 respectively.
CIRS Comments
In 2024, the range of functional health food ingredients filed became more abundant and the quantity was larger, with the emergence of new dosage forms – paste and bagged tea.
On October 11, the SAMR, in response to the actual needs of industry enterprises, publicly solicited opinions and suggestions on the “Technical Requirements for Filing Health Food Products Dosage Forms (2024 Edition) (Draft for Comments)” and the “Regulations on Available Excipients for Filing Health Food Products and Their Use (2024 Edition) (Draft for Comments).” The aim is to enrich the filing dosage forms of health food, introducing food forms such as candies, chocolates, jellies, and beverages that are more appealing to younger demographics. Building upon existing regulations, the plan is to supplement, revise, and improve the relevant product dosage forms, associated excipients, and dosage form technical requirements to ensure the safety of the new dosage form products. This initiative is intended to inject further dynamism into the health food market. (Source: cirs-group.com)
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