China Updates on the Approval and Review of “Three New Foods”

Recently, China's National Health Commission (NHC) issued notifications regarding the approval and review of “Thee new foods” (new food raw materials, new food additives, and new food-related products). The notifications included:

Ten notifications of approval of review findings;
Four notifications of extension notice; and
Five 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	Date of issuance	Acceptance number	Product name
1	2025-05-09	衛食新進申字(2024)第0005號	Sakura polyphenols

New food additives

SN	Date of issuance	Acceptance number	Product name
1	2025-05-21	衛食添新申字(2024)第0063號	2’-FL
2	2025-05-21	衛食添新申字(2024)第0059號	Hydrogen peroxide
3	2025-05-21	衛食添新申字(2024)第0020號	Peroxidase
4	2025-05-21	衛食添新申字(2024)第0015號	Xylanase
5	2025-05-21	衛食添新申字(2024)第0067號	Lacto-N-neotetraose
6	2025-05-21	衛食添新申字(2024)第0069號	Magnesium oxide

New food-related products

SN	Date of issuance	Acceptance number	Product name
1	2025-05-12	衛食相申字(2024)第0011號	Polymer of 1,3-phthalic acid, 1,4-phthalic acid, phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride and 1,2-propyleneglycol, 1,2-ethylene glycol, diethyleneglycol, copolymer of styrene
2	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2023)第0016號	1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymerwith 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol andtricyclodecanedimethanol
3	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2024)第0009號	Behenamide

Extension notice (requires supplementary materials following the technical review by China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA))

New food-related products

SN	Date of issuance	Acceptance number	Product name
1	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2025)第0003號	Polymer of methyl methacrylate and styrene
2	2025-05-12	衛食相申字(2024)第0003號	Hydrogenated castor oil
3	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2025)第0002號	Calcium tert-butylphosphonate
4	2025-05-12	衛食相申字(2024)第0016號	Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)

Review opinions (CFSA recommends not granting approval after the technical review)

New food-related products

SN	Date of issuance	Acceptance number	Product name
1	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2024)第0004號	Derivatives of 3,6,9-trimethyl-3,6,9-tri(ethyl and propyl)-1,2,4,5,7,8-hexanone
2	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2021)第0004號	Hydrogenated polymer of styrene and 1,3-butadiene
3	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2025)第0004號	Polymer of ethylene and 1-octene
4	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2025)第0005號	Polymer of ethylene and propylene
5	2025-05-12	衛食相進申字(2025)第0006號	Modified polymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride

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