In order to further standardise the supervision and management of health food labelling, to help consumers more easily distinguish health foods from general foods and medicines, State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Notice on Regulations on the Management of Health Food Labelling (Draft for Comment) according to the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, Measures on the Registration and Filing of Health Foods and other laws and regulations. The deadline for opinions and comments is February 28, 2019.
Global Foodmate has extracted 3 key points for your information:
1. The label content of the health food should be consistent with the corresponding content stated in the health food registration certificate or the filing certificate.
2. Special reminder areas and special reminders should be set on the label of health foods. Special reminders should be printed in bold, including the following sentences:
Health foods do not have disease prevention and treatment functions.
This product is not a substitute for medicines.
3. These regulations shall come into force on January 1, 2020. Health foods produced before January 1, 2020 could be sold until the end of the shelf life.
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