WonderLab Launched “QiYiDan” Children’s Probiotics

Recently, the probiotics and nutritional supplements brand WonderLab, in collaboration with Tmall Health, launched a brand-new bottled product called “QiYiDan” for children during the Health Brand Day event. For this occasion, WonderLab specially invited Olympic champion Wu Minxia to focus on the mother and baby sector of health supplementation. It is understood that the new … Read more

China Officially Released the Function Evaluation Methods for Health Food: Summary of Key Changes

The Technical Specifications for Testing and Evaluation of Health Food (2003 Version) was abolished in July 2018. After five years, on August 31, 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) finally released the Directory of Health Functions Available to be Claimed by Health Food – Non-nutrition Supplements (2023 Version) and the supporting documents, including … Read more

Strong Growth in Health Food Sales on TikTok E-commerce

Recently, TikTok e-commerce and Yicai Business School jointly released the “White Paper on Health Food Consumption Trends”. In the first half of 2023, TikTok e-commerce saw a 57% growth in the GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume) of health and wellness products. The “White Paper” summarized six major trends in the health food category, including balanced diets, … Read more

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New Food Ingredients Released

On August 1st, the National Health Commission issued a notice stating that the yellowhorn seed kernel and leaf have been approved as new food ingredients. Both of them went through a public solicitation of opinions in the first half of the year. The main nutritional components of yellowhorn seed kernel include fats, proteins, carbohydrates, dietary … Read more

Probiotics China News Bites – July 2023

HPA-China Monthly Newsletter On July 10, 2023, the National Health and Medical Commission issued an announcement on the acceptance of new food raw materials reviewing for ” Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. XLTG11 ” . This is another big news about bifidobacteria after the National Health and Medical Commission issued the No. 4 Announcement of 2022 “Announcement … Read more

Probiotics China News Bites – June 2023

According to the “Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China”, the “Management Measures for the Catalog of Health Food Raw Materials and the Catalog of Health Functions”, the State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the National Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, adjusted the “Catalogue of Health Food … Read more

TCI Bio Launched a New Technology

According to the “Report on Nutrition and Chronic Diseases of Chinese Residents”, the consumption of fruits, beans and bean products, and dairy products among Chinese residents is still low. The issue of insufficient intake of calcium, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin D in the diet still exists. This social situation has led to a huge … Read more

Innova Released Top 10 Food and Beverage Trends in China for 2023

On March 17, Innova Market Insights released the top 10 food and beverage trends in China in 2023, hoping to provide new ideas for new product development and brand strategy in 2023. 1. Redefining Value: nowadays, Chinese consumers have their own considerations when making purchases, and they will pay more attention to scientific formulas, cost-efficiency, … Read more