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 ten notifications of extension notices and six notifications of review opinions. 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 additives
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SN |
Received time |
Acceptance No. |
Product name |
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1 |
2026-09-04 |
卫食添新申字(2026)第0012号 |
3-Fucosyllactose |
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2 |
2026-09-04 |
卫食添新申字(2026)第0046号 |
Beta-Carotene |
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3 |
2026-09-04 |
卫食添新申字(2024)第0074号 |
Galactooligosaccharides |
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4 |
2026-09-04 |
卫食添新申字(2026)第0024号 |
Lacto-N-tetraose |
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5 |
2026-09-04 |
卫食添新申字(2025)第0098号 |
Fermentation-derived Thaumatin |
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6 |
2026-09-04 |
卫食添新申字(2026)第0045号 |
Steviol Glycoside RM |
02 New food-related products
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SN |
Received time |
Acceptance No. |
Product name |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
2026-08-11 |
卫食相申字(2026)第0006号 |
4,4′-Methylenebis(cyclohexylamine) |
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2 |
2026-08-11 |
卫食相申字(2026)第0007号 |
Polymer of Methyl Methacrylate, Butyl Acrylate, Styrene, 2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate, Isobutyl Methacrylate and Acrylic Acid |
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3 |
2026-08-11 |
卫食相进申字(2026)第0007号 |
Reaction Product of Tall Oil Fatty Acids, Dimer Acids, 1,3-Benzenedimethanamine, Bisphenol A and Epichlorohydrin |
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4 |
2026-08-11 |
卫食相进申字(2026)第0009号 |
Hydrolysis Products of the Polymer of Vinyl Acetate and 1,1′-(1-Vinyl-1,2-ethanediyl) Diacetate |
Review opinions (CFSA recommends not granting approval after the technical review)
01 New food raw materials
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SN |
Received time |
Acceptance No. |
Product name |
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1 |
2026-07-30 |
卫食新申字(2026)第0023号 |
Dried Leaves of Dendrobium devonianum |
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2 |
2026-07-30 |
卫食新申字(2026)第0024号 |
Dried Flowers of Dendrobium devonianum |
02 New food additives
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SN |
Received time |
Acceptance No. |
Product name |
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1 |
2026-09-04 |
卫食添新申字(2026)第0043号 |
Lactase (β-Galactosidase) |
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2 |
2026-09-04 |
卫食添新申字(2026)第0044号 |
Osmanthus Ear Glycolipid |
03 New food-related products
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SN |
Received time |
Acceptance No. |
Product name |
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1 |
2026-08-11 |
卫食相进申字(2026)第0008号 |
5-[[[cis-4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)cyclohexyl]carbonyl]amino]-N1,N3-bis[cis-4-(1-Methylethyl)cyclohexyl]-1,3-benzenedicarboxamide |
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2 |
2026-08-11 |
卫食相进申字(2025)第0023号 |
Manganese(2+) Salts of C16–18 Fatty Acids |
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