China's CFSA Recommends Not Granting the Approval of Rosemary Extract

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.

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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	衛食新申字(2025)第0034號	L-β-galactan
2	2025-09-29	衛食新申字(2025)第0028號	L-ergothioneine
3	2025-09-29	衛食新申字(2025)第0032號	L-ergothioneine
4	2025-09-29	衛食新申字(2025)第0033號	L-ergothioneine
5	2025-09-29	衛食新申字(2025)第0009號	β-lactoglobulin (Non-animal source)
6	2025-09-29	衛食新進申字(2025)第0008號	Osteopontin
7	2025-09-29	衛食新申字(2025)第0007號	Silk fibroin

02 New food additives

SN	Date	File Number	Product Name
1	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0074號	3-Fucosyllactose (3-FL)
2	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0076號	Sodium 3’-Sialyllactose
3	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0079號	Sodium 3’-Sialyllactose
4	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0080號	4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (Furaneol)
5	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0077號	Sodium 6’-Sialyllactose
6	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0001號	D-allulose 3-epimerase
7	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0086號	Anethole
8	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0013號	Casein phosphopeptides
9	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0081號	Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT)
10	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2024)第0022號	Rebaudioside AM (enzymatic conversion method)
11	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0012號	Steviol glycosides (enzymatic conversion method)
12	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0075號	Steviol glycosides (enzymatic conversion method)
13	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0044號	Nitric acid
14	2025-09-23	衛食添新申字(2025)第0084號	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	衛食添新申字(2025)第0073號	Sodium metabisulfite
2	2025-09-22	衛食添新申字(2025)第0061號	Gellan gum
3	2025-09-22	衛食添新申字(2025)第0082號	Sulfuric acid
4	2025-09-22	衛食添新申字(2025)第0083號	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	衛食添新申字(2025)第0044號	Dipotassium glycyrrhizate
2	2025-09-19	衛食添新申字(2025)第0045號	Monopotassium glycyrrhizate
3	2025-09-19	衛食添新申字(2025)第0046號	Ammonium glycyrrhizate

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