Recently, Hyalur, a subsidiary of Bloomage BioTech, announced the new product preview of “CCFM Collagen Peptide Drink”. It is reported that the added new ingredient “Lactobacillus paracasei CCFM1157” is exclusively researched and developed by Bloomage BioTech, and has applied for the national patent certificate. According to the preview, the fermentation solution of CCFM1157 can achieve … Read more
This is a joint press release by Koninklijke DSM N.V. (DSM), Firmenich International SA (Firmenich) and Danube AG, to be renamed DSM-Firmenich AG (the Company) in connection with the voluntary public exchange offer by the Company for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares in the share capital of DSM (each such share, a DSM … Read more
After a two-year transition period, on February 22, the “New National Standards” for infant formula were officially implemented. Known as the “strictest ever standards” in the industry, the new national standards have revised and supplemented the minimum and maximum limits of nutrient content in infant formula. According to the requirements, infant formulas produced after Feb. … Read more
Recently, several offshore direct-selling companies have disclosed their revenues. In the fiscal year 2022, Herbalife gained net sales of RMB 2.7 billion yuan (USD $391 million) in China, down 37.9% year-on-year. Nu Skin gained net sales of RMB 2.5 billion yuan (USD $360 million) in China, down 37% year-over-year, which was the largest decline among … Read more
The size of Chinese food for special medical purposes industry has increased from RMB 2.59 billion yuan (USD $370 million) in 2016 to RMB 10.01 billion yuan (USD $1.44 billion) in 2021, with an expansion of about four times. Recently, two Ausnutria food for special medical purposes, “Kangsude Zhenshan” and “Kangsude Shushan”, have officially received … Read more
The International Probiotics Association (IPA) announces a major expansion of its scope to include the “biotics” categories of prebiotics, postbiotics, and synbiotics within the human, infant, and companion animal segments of food and dietary supplements. The IPA Board of Directors voted to expand the association’s scope to complement its historical focus on probiotics. The expansion … Read more
Chinese researchers identified 163 new herb species during the fourth national census of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) resources, authorities have said. The announcement was made at a two-day academic exchange event hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM), which closed in Beijing on … Read more
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Unilever’s first entry into the China market, and the company is poised to grow together with China for another 100 years, said Zeng Xiwen, Unilever’s vice-president for China corporate affairs. Among the first batch of multinationals entering the Chinese market after China’s reform and opening-up in 1980s, the … Read more
With a continuing increase in domestic consumer demand for imported health, cross-border import e-commerce platforms are working closely with global supply chains to bring imported “new products” to consumers more quickly. On February 10, cross-border e-commerce platform Tmall International signed a strategic cooperation agreement with global nutrition and health products CDMO company Sirio Pharma. Sirio … Read more
Launched by the oral nutrition brand “Ospa” on February 9, two new products, probiotic pills and oral vitamin C effervescent tablets, landed in 13 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, and will be sold on major online platforms. Ospa has made a technical breakthrough to produce the first probiotic pills with a diameter of 8mm … Read more
