In 2023, the National Health Commission significantly accelerated the process of accepting and reviewing new food ingredients and nutritional fortifiers. Throughout the year, the National Health Commission issued a total of 4 batches, comprising 12 newly approved ingredients. Reflecting on the period from 2018 to 2022, a total of 28 applications for new food ingredients … Read more
Linked below, please find a webinar hosted by investment firm Ladenberg Thalmann’s Healthcare Symposia Series, featuring Dr. Charalampos (Haris) Tzoulis, a renowned clinical neurologist and expert on movement disorders and neurodegeneration. In this webinar, Dr. Tzoulis discusses his clinical experience with nicotinamide riboside (NR). He delves into the lack of treatment options for patients with … Read more
Juneyao Dairy is a large health technology innovation enterprise that focuses on ambient temperature lactic acid bacteria beverages as its main product, with functional probiotics as the core breakthrough. The company has experimented with strains that combat Helicobacter pylori and promote liver health, forming multiple series of probiotic products. Recently, during an institutional survey, Juneyao … Read more
In 2023, a total of 5,850 batches of health food supervision and inspection information were monitored by the State Administration for Market Regulation, various provinces, and municipalities directly under the central government. Among them, 5,839 batches were qualified, and 11 batches of products were found to be unqualified, with a qualification rate of 99.81%. In … Read more
On January 11th, during an institutional research session, BY-HEALTH stated that the company has significant advantages in offline coverage, distributor network, and service quality. It plans to leverage these advantages to further expand its market share. Regarding the company’s online platform revenue, Alibaba and JD.com together account for over 60%, while TikTok contributes around 20%. … Read more
Recently, the probiotic research and development company “BIODEP” received a new round of investment from CMB International Capital Holdings and GF Xinde Investment. This is BIODEP’s second financing in the past six months, bringing the total amount raised to several hundred million yuan (several tens of millions USD). BIODEP is a high-tech enterprise specializing in … Read more
On January 9th, “MOODLES” officially announced the launch of a new product, the Daily Lutein Solid Beverage. It contains three main ingredients: blueberry pulp, lutein ester, and corn zeaxanthin. Additionally, it is specially enriched with active probiotics and yogurt to create a cheese-like taste. Furthermore, the new product emphasizes on zero additives, including no artificial … Read more
New study finds “green consumerism” is alive and well in China, with consumers willing to pay more for sustainable food. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which form the United Nations’ Post-2015 Development Agenda, are designed to provide a blueprint for achieving global peace and prosperity by 2030. Central to the agenda is the second … Read more
In the freshly released “2023 Top Ten Hot Topics in Food Safety and Health”, five of them are tightly related to the health food industry. 1. Aspartame Safety Debate: There is a heated discussion about the safety of aspartame, but the intake of aspartame by Chinese residents is much lower than the daily allowable intake … Read more
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation, along with the National Health Commission and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, released three “Health Food Raw Material Catalogs”, which include ginseng, American ginseng, and ganoderma. Data shows that the market size of ginseng in China is expected to reach RMB 35 billion yuan (USD $4.93 … Read more
