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NSF/ANSI 455 GMP Certification is the New Industry Standard. Start Your Journey Now with NSF From regional to national, digital to global, GMP certification for dietary supplements is the new standard to reach retail shelves. Start your 455 certification journey with our webinar designed to set your process up for success. NSF certification is a … Read more

Innova: Top 10 trends in the Chinese Food and Beverage Industry in 2022

1. Amplified Experience 2. Consumer Centricity 3. Premium-ization 4. Back to the Roots 5. Shifting Occasions 6. Healthy Eating 7. Modern Anxiety 8. Plant-based: Tailored to Culture 9. Specific Market Exploration 10. Collaborating for Success If these trends are concretized, fully combined, and exploited product characteristics, four new business opportunities could be developed: technology-enhanced quality … Read more

What to Expect from Chinese Regulation in 2022

2021 saw the Chinese regulatory scene shift significantly as regulators targeted tech giants such as Tencent, Ant Group, and ride-hailing app Didi. So after a  tumultuous 2021, many tech companies planning to expand into China may be wondering what to expect from Chinese regulators in 2022. David Messenger, Executive Chairman of cross-border payments company LianLian Global, … Read more

Popular Trends of Dietary Supplements in 2022

In 2022, poplar dosage forms of dietary supplements are gummies and shots. Popular ingredients of dietary supplements include CBD, apple cider vinegar, green superfood, and mushroom. Most importantly, popular categories of dietary supplements include oral beauty care, immunity, healthy aging, and sleep. According to SPINS, the oral beauty care market is expected to grow by … Read more

Overview: How to Sell in China with Tmall Global

Have you always wanted to expand your business in China? This article will explore the opportunities for your organization to drive your sales in China through one of the biggest sales channels for cross-border eCommerce: Tmall Global. Tmall vs Tmall Global The Chinese cross-border eCommerce market is not particularly fragmented. While there are lots of … 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

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

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

China: Current Supplement Industry Figures and Segment Patterns

China’s health food industry has grown steadily, from $23.5 billion USD in 2017 to $29.2 billion USD in 2020, with an average annual compound growth rate of 7.75%. It is expected that the market size of China’s health food industry will exceed $31.7 billion USD in 2022 . At present, the functions of those popular … Read more