Probiotics China News Bites – February 2022

Probiotics Online released the exclusive interview with Mr. Jordi Riera Alsina, the Chief Business Development Officer of AB-Biotics S.A: AB-Biotics Leads the Rise of Natural Probiotics. ADM released a report about future dietary supplement consumers, pointing out that 64% global consumers believe that mindful enjoyment can be part of a healthy diet, and companies are … Read more

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HPA-China Wraps Up its Good Time at Expo West

This past week HPA-China’s executive director, Jeff Crowther, attended Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. This was the first in person Expo West since 2019 due to 2020 and 2021 being cancelled as a result of the COVID pandemic. Needless to say, this was a much needed event not only for business, but also … Read more

Tiktok Recently Added “Health Food” Category

In order to protect the rights and interests of consumers and regulate the business practices of merchants, Tiktok revised the “Wine and Tonic Health Industry Management Code”. The rules will take effect on March 10, 2022. It’s worth notice that Tiktok has added a new food category of “Health Food/Dietary Supplements”, which is a targeted … Read more

BY-HEALTH’s Performance in 2021

In 2021, BY-HEALTH achieved revenue of RMB 7.431 billion yuan (USD $1.17 billion), with an increase of 21.94% year-on-year, and achieved net profit of RMB 1.754 billion yuan (USD $280 million), with an increase of 15.09% year-on-year. Within the year, BY-HEALTH raised another RMB 1.9 billion yuan (USD $300 million) for capital, mainly used for … Read more

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National Health Commission: Two New Food Ingredients Approved

On March 1, the National Health Commission issued Notice No. 1 of 2022, which pointed out that two new food ingredients, Guanshan cherry blossom and pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt, 11 new varieties of food additives, and 19 new varieties of food-related products have passed the review. Furthermore, there is a lack of sufficient information on … Read more

WonderLab’s Two New Products

Recently, WonderLab has launched two new products, Lutein Ester Sandwich Gummies and Taurine Caffeine Chewable Tablets, focusing on the health of workers. Lutein Ester Sandwich Gummies adopt the golden ratio of 10mg lutein + 2mg zeaxanthin, with special addition of astaxanthin and the use of embedding molecular technology to help better absorption. Caffeine Taurate chewable … Read more

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Latin American Dietary Supplement Market Insights

HPA-Global Insights’ host, Jeff Crowther, welcomes Francisco Jimenez, founder and director of FJS International Solutions to the show. Francisco provides an overview of Latin America’s regulatory environment for dietary supplements as well as discusses some news about Hemp usage in the region.

Innova Announces Top 10 Food and Beverage Trends in China for 2022

On February 16, Innova Market Insights released the top 10 food and beverage trends in China for 2022. 1. Amplified Experiences 2. Consumer Centricity 3. Premiumization 4. Back to the Roots 5. Shifting Occasions 6. Healthy Eating 7. Modern Anxiety 8. Planted-Based: Tailored to Culture 9. Specific Market Exploration 10. Collaboration for Success Innova Market … Read more

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Probiotics China News Bites – January 2022

AB-Biotics published an article in the Journal Gut Microbes, “Probiotic improves symptomatic and viral clearance in Covid19 outpatients: a randomized, quadruple-blinded, placebo-controlled trial”. P The first product launched by YuanQiForest in 2022 was the DuiCe SODA Lactobacillus drink. It adds the patented strain Bifidobacterium lactis CECT8145 from ADM. Thalys group announced that it has signed … Read more

Guidelines for Health Food Brand Endorsement

On February 7, the Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation issued “Compliance Guidelines for Commercial Advertising Endorsement Activities”, which not only clarifies the definition of advertising endorsers and advertising endorsement activities, but also specifies a list of 21 negative advertising endorsement conducts. Among them, the Guidelines stipulate that medical procedures, medicine, medical device, health food, and … Read more