CNHFA Released 20 New Association Standards on Health Food

On April 4th, the China Nutrition and Health Food Association approved the release of 20 association standards, including “General Guidelines for Association Standards on Raw Materials of Health Food (1st)”. These standards will be implemented from April 10, 2023. According to reports, this group standard specifies the rules, requirements, and main contents for the development … Read more

China Resumes 144-hour Visa-Free Transit Policy for Foreigners

China has resumed the 144-hour visa-free transit policy, which allows people from certain countries to enjoy six days of travel to select areas of the country without applying for a visa beforehand. With the policy finally reinstated after three years of COVID-19 restrictions, we explain who is eligible for the visa-free transit and where in … Read more

Alibaba Announces Plans to Split Company Into Six Business Groups

The world’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba has announced plans to split the company into six business groups, each with the ability to raise outside funding and go public. The company disclosed via a statement that the move is designed to unlock shareholder value and foster market competitiveness. Each business group which includes; Cloud Intelligence Group, … Read more

SakyKids Launched Probiotic Toothpaste for Children

SakyKids’s Probiotic Children’s Toothpaste has specially added prebiotics that can provide nutrition for probiotics to stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria, producing a synergistic effect to enhance oral immunity and inhibit harmful oral bacteria. The new product also adds fluoride, plant-derived xylitol, and calcium lactate to provide dual protection, to further reduce the risk of … Read more

Sanyuan Dairy Launched the First Melatonin Milk in China

Recently, Sanyuan Dairy launched “Sanyuan Ultimate Goodnight Milk”, the first domestically industrialized pure milk containing native melatonin. Each box of this new product contains 10 times more native melatonin than Sanyuan pure milk, with a content of ≥ 12500pg/box. In terms of technology, it uses the native nutrition FVN Optimized Vitality technology, with the steam … Read more

Decreasing Health Supplement Sales in Chinese Pharmacies

On March 27, both HPGC Renmintongtai and TongRenTang released their annual performance reports, revealing data on health products sold in pharmacies. Renmintongtai’s 2022 operating revenue was approximately RMB 9.64 billion yuan (USD $1.4 billion), with a year-on-year increase of 3.5%, but the revenue from health products in the retail business was RMB 34.61 million yuan … Read more

Expert Recommendations for Personalized Nutritional Development

Amway has supported the China Nutrition and Health Food Association to publish the “Expert Recommendations for Personalized Nutritional Development” to promote the high-quality development of the health product industry through personalized nutrition. The recommendations propose targeted dietary nutrition advice and measures based on personal characteristic information, aimed at helping individuals establish dietary nutrition and behavior … Read more

China Advertising Law: Market Regulator Issues Guidelines

China’s market regulator has released a new set of guidelines outlining the scenarios in which companies are permitted to use “absolute terms” in their advertising and promotional materials. The guidelines aim to reduce excessive or unfair punishment of companies for the use of superlative language and also offer valuable insight into how China’s advertising legislation … Read more

Amway to Leverage China Success, Sustainability Progress Following 2022 Sales Decline

Coming off a global sales dip in 2022, Amway Corp. executives say the company in 2023 will focus on leveraging its successful markets in Asia while continuing progress on its sustainability targets. The Ada-based direct-selling giant recently detailed the state of its corporate responsibility initiatives as well as its vision for the coming year in … Read more

H&H Group Announced 2022 Performance

On March 21, H&H Group officially announced its 2022 full-year performance figures. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the H&H Group’s revenue was RMB $12.78 billion yuan (USD $1.86 billion), reporting a growth of 10.6%. Adjusted comparable EBITDA grew by 6.5%, with revenue from China growing by 6.4% year-on-year and accounting for 74.9% of … Read more