Recently, China's National Health Commission (NHC) issued notifications regarding the approval and review of “Three new foods” (new food raw materials, new food additives, and new food-related products). The notifications included:
- 21 notifications of extension notices;
- 4 notifications of review opinions; and
- 3 non-approval decisions.

Details are as follows:
Extension notice (requires supplementary materials following the technical review by China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA))
01 New food raw materials
|
SN |
Date |
File Number |
Product Name |
|
1 |
2025-09-29 |
卫食新申字(2025)第0034号 |
L-β-galactan |
|
2 |
2025-09-29 |
卫食新申字(2025)第0028号 |
L-ergothioneine |
|
3 |
2025-09-29 |
卫食新申字(2025)第0032号 |
L-ergothioneine |
|
4 |
2025-09-29 |
卫食新申字(2025)第0033号 |
L-ergothioneine |
|
5 |
2025-09-29 |
卫食新申字(2025)第0009号 |
β-lactoglobulin (Non-animal source) |
|
6 |
2025-09-29 |
卫食新进申字(2025)第0008号 |
Osteopontin |
|
7 |
2025-09-29 |
卫食新申字(2025)第0007号 |
Silk fibroin |
02 New food additives
|
SN |
Date |
File Number |
Product Name |
|
1 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0074号 |
3-Fucosyllactose (3-FL) |
|
2 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0076号 |
Sodium 3’-Sialyllactose |
|
3 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0079号 |
Sodium 3’-Sialyllactose |
|
4 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0080号 |
4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (Furaneol) |
|
5 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0077号 |
Sodium 6’-Sialyllactose |
|
6 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0001号 |
D-allulose 3-epimerase |
|
7 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0086号 |
Anethole |
|
8 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0013号 |
Casein phosphopeptides |
|
9 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0081号 |
Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) |
|
10 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2024)第0022号 |
Rebaudioside AM (enzymatic conversion method) |
|
11 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0012号 |
Steviol glycosides (enzymatic conversion method) |
|
12 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0075号 |
Steviol glycosides (enzymatic conversion method) |
|
13 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0044号 |
Nitric acid |
|
14 |
2025-09-23 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0084号 |
Lutein |
Review opinions (CFSA recommends not granting approval after the technical review)
01 New food additives
|
SN |
Date |
File Number |
Product Name |
|
1 |
2025-09-22 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0073号 |
Sodium metabisulfite |
|
2 |
2025-09-22 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0061号 |
Gellan gum |
|
3 |
2025-09-22 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0082号 |
Sulfuric acid |
|
4 |
2025-09-22 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0083号 |
Rosemary extract |
Non-approval decision (based on the recommendation from NHC to not grant approval)
01 New food additives
|
SN |
Date |
File Number |
Product Name |
|
1 |
2025-09-19 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0044号 |
Dipotassium glycyrrhizate |
|
2 |
2025-09-19 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0045号 |
Monopotassium glycyrrhizate |
|
3 |
2025-09-19 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0046号 |
Ammonium glycyrrhizate |
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