On August 7, it was reported that Sichuan Weiyi Beverage Food Co., Ltd. secured strategic investment from L Catterton. This partnership will strengthen Weiyi’s brand position in the Southwest region and expand its influence across China. Established in 1992, Sichuan Weiyi Beverage Food Co., Ltd. is a plant-based protein beverage company. For over 30 years, … Read more
On August 6, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued an announcement on “Public Solicitation of Suggestions for Health Functions to Be Included in the Permitted Claims List for Health Foods.” The announcement calls on the public to submit suggestions for health functions that could be included in the list, aiming to leverage the … Read more
On August 5, 2024, the National Health Commission issued the 2024 No. 3 Announcement on “Eight ‘New Foods’ Including Arabinoxylan.” The announcement includes three new food ingredients: Bifidobacterium Longum subsp. infantis M-63, N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine, and Arabinoxylan; Four new food additive varieties: 2’-Fucosyllactose, Hydroxytyrosol, Methylene Chloride, and Polyglycerol Ricinoleate; And one new food-related product: a polymer composed … Read more
ADM recently inaugurated its first dietary supplement innovation center in the Asia-Pacific region in Shanghai, where its China headquarters is located. This high-level factory-grade innovation center will leverage ADM’s global technology resources, clinical research and technical capabilities, and product innovation skills to meet the growing personalized health needs of the Chinese and Asia-Pacific markets. Source: … Read more
Recently, Synbio Technologies signed a research and development cooperation agreement with South Korea’s Cosmax Group. The two companies will jointly conduct in-depth research on the effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum TWK10® on metabolic syndrome. Source: Synbio Technologies Probiotics. Sign Up to Receive China Updates Weekly Newsletter for FREE, HERE Visit HPA-China’s Information Hub, HERE
Recently, By-Health Nutrition and Health Research Institute, in collaboration with the School of Public Health of Sun Yat-sen University and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, published a liver protection study targeting Chinese individuals in an authoritative international SCI journal. Human clinical trials showed that after taking a combination of silymarin, kudzu, and salvia for a period, … Read more
On July 29, the National Health Commission, along with several other departments, jointly formulated and officially released the “Implementation Plan for the Healthy China Initiative – Diabetes Prevention and Control Actions (2024-2030)” and the “Implementation Plan for the Healthy China Initiative–Chronic Respiratory Diseases Prevention and Control Actions (2024-2030).” The plans require local authorities and relevant … Read more
On July 29, the General Office of the National Health Commission issued a notice on the release of the 2024 Food Safety National Standards Project Plan. The plan includes a total of 35 items, among which 5 items pertain to standards for food nutrition fortifiers, including Vitamin D2, L-Lysine-L-Glutamic Acid, Calcium L-Glutamate, Potassium L-Glutamate, Magnesium … Read more
Recently, the Nutrilite Nutrition and Health Center supported the release of the “Expert Consensus on Metabolic Health Index,” providing a scientific, quantitative, and easy-to-use evaluation tool to help the public dynamically understand their metabolic health status. The release of this consensus marks a significant step forward in preventing and improving metabolic health. (Source: Amway Plant … Read more
Recently, FrieslandCampina Ingredients announced that its strain used for producing lacto-N-tetraose (LNT) has passed the safety assessment by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). Following Aequival®2′-FL, another human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) product from FrieslandCampina Ingredients, Aequival® LNT, has made progress in its pre-market approval process. Both Aequival®2′-FL and Aequival® LNT are intended to … Read more
