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:
- 16 notifications of approval of review findings
- 40 notifications of extension notice;
- 12 notifications of review opinions.
Details are as follows:
Notifications of approval of review findings (“Notice of Approval” issued after NHC's formal announcement)
New food raw materials
| SN | Received time | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新进申字(2021)第0005号 | Elderberry anthocyanins |
| 2 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0022号 | Venetian Fusarium protein |
| 3 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0010号 | Venetian Fusarium protein |
| 4 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新进申字(2021)第0010号 | Olive fruit polyphenols |
New food additives
| SN | Received time | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0088号 | 2’-FL |
| 2 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0024号 | 6S-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate calcium |
| 3 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0028号 | (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, glucosamine salt |
| 4 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0017号 | β-Alanine |
| 5 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0028号 | β-Alanine |
| 6 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0065号 | Branching enzyme |
| 7 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0023号 | Rebaudioside M (enzymatic conversion method) |
| 8 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2023)第0073号 | Calcium carbonate (algae-derived) |
| 9 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0031号 | Steviol glycosides |
New food-related products
| SN | Received time | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食相进申字(2024)第0019号 | 2,2-Bis[[3-[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-1-oxopropoxy]methyl]-1,3-propanediyl 3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenylpropionate; Pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate] |
| 2 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食相申字(2024)第0020号 | C.I. Pigment White 21; barium sulfate |
| 3 | 2025-12-01 | 卫食相申字(2024)第0014号 | Talc |
Extension notice (requires supplementary materials following the technical review by China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA))
New food raw materials
| SN | Received time | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0028号 | L-Ergothioneine |
| 2 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0032号 | L-Ergothioneine |
| 3 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0033号 | L-Ergothioneine |
| 4 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0035号 | γ-Polyglutamic acid |
| 5 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新进申字(2024)第0006号 | Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CBS-118529 |
| 6 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新申字(2022)第0014号 | Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CP-9 |
| 7 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0037号 | Ergothioneine |
| 8 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0038号 | Ergothioneine |
| 9 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0040号 | Ginseng cell culture |
| 10 | 2025-12-02 | 卫食新进申字(2025)第0009号 | Bilberry extract |
| 11 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新申字(2021)第0010号 | D-Allulose |
| 12 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0036号 | Pueraria lobata polysaccharides |
| 13 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0042号 | Firethorn fruit (dried) |
| 14 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新进申字(2025)第0010号 | Pichia kluyveri |
| 15 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新申字(2025)第0015号 | Green coffee bean extract |
| 16 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新进申字(2025)第0003号 | Glucosyl hesperidin |
| 17 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新进申字(2025)第0008号 | Milk osteopontin |
| 18 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新申字(2024)第0016号 | Nervonic acid oil |
| 19 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食新申字(2023)第0017号 | Garlic pear seed oil |
New food additives
| SN | Received time | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0095号 | 1-(tert-Butyl)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxamide |
| 2 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0019号 | 2′-FL |
| 3 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2023)第0074号 | 3-FL |
| 4 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0046号 | 3-FL |
| 5 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0089号 | 3-FL |
| 6 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0011号 | Inositol |
| 7 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0013号 | Casein phosphopeptides |
| 8 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0096号 | Ammonium sulfate |
| 9 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0003号 | LNT |
| 10 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0029号 | LNT |
| 11 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0064号 | LNT |
| 12 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0098号 | Thaumatin (fermentation-derived) |
| 13 | 2025-12-11 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0062号 | 2-Methyl-1-(2-(5-(p-tolyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one |
| 14 | 2025-12-12 | 卫食添新申字(2024)第0083号 | 6′-SL |
| 15 | 2025-12-12 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0099号 | Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone |
New food-related products
| SN | Received time | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0027号 | Polymer of isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid with 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, trimellitic anhydride, and ethylene glycol |
| 2 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0019号 | 1,4-Bis[(2,6-diethyl-4-methylphenyl)amino]-9,10-anthraquinone; C.I. Solvent Blue 97 |
| 3 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0018号 | 1,8-Bis(p-toluidino)-9,10-anthraquinone; C.I. Solvent Violet 36 |
| 4 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相申字(2025)第0004号 | Polymer of methacrylic acid with n-butyl acrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl methacrylate, propylene glycol mono(methacrylate), and allyl methacrylate |
| 5 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0029号 | Reaction products of N,N′-distearyl ethylenediamine and azacyclotridecan-2-one homopolymer with octadecyl isocyanate |
| 6 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0031号 | Polymer of isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid with dimerized non-hydrogenated unsaturated fatty acids (C18), 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol, and trimethylolpropane |
Review opinions (CFSA recommends not granting approval after the technical review)
New food additives
| SN | Received time | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0094号 | 2-Oxoglutaric acid |
| 2 | 2025-12-08 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0012号 | Steviol glycosides (enzymatic conversion method) |
| 3 | 2025-12-12 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0100号 | 3-FL |
| 4 | 2025-12-12 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0091号 | 6′-SL |
| 5 | 2025-12-12 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0097号 | (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, monosodium salt |
| 6 | 2025-12-12 | 卫食添新申字(2025)第0101号 | Mannanase |
New food-related products
| SN | Received time | Acceptance No. | Product name |
| 1 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相申字(2025)第0005号 | 4,4′-Methylenebis(cyclohexylamine) |
| 2 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0026号 | Dimethyl diphenyl methyl hydrogen siloxane and polysiloxane |
| 3 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0033号 | Acetate of a polymer of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate with 2-(C16–18 acylamino)ethyl acrylate and 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate |
| 4 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0032号 | Hydrogenated polymer of styrene and 1,3-butadiene |
| 5 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0028号 | Hydrogenated aromatic petroleum hydrocarbon resin |
| 6 | 2025-12-18 | 卫食相进申字(2025)第0030号 | Reaction products of tall oil fatty acids, dimer acids, m-xylylenediamine, bisphenol A, and epichlorohydrin |
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