Since the implementation of the health food registration and filing system, until June 30, 2020, the Food evaluation Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation has published a total of 74 imported health food information for filing. The approval status is as follows:

General introduction


Notes:
A. In 2018, 40 record information was released, of which 3 product companies applied for cancellation of record.
B. This statistics is divided into years based on the approval time of the product filing certificate, and the deadline is June 30, 2020 (data from the official website of the Food evaluation Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation).

1. Status of related enterprises of imported health food

Until 30 June 2020, a total of 20 health food companies have obtained import health food registration certificates. The product registration status of these 20 companies is shown in Figure 1. Among them, Mega Health International Co., Ltd. has obtained 13 health food registration certificates, and the number of products ranked first.


2. The country or region where the registered health food is imported from

2.1 According to the statistics of the country or region where the filed company is located, the 74 imported products currently filed are from 9 countries or regions. Among them, the United States ranked first with 40 products, which accounted for 54.05% of imported registered products.



2.2 According to the statistics of the country or region of the production company, the 74 imported products currently registered are produced and processed in 9 countries or regions. Among them, the United States ranked first with 48 products, Canada ranked second with 8 products, and Australia ranked third.



Analysis:

From the country or region distribution of the above filing companies and production companies, we can see:

A. The location of the recorder of some products is inconsistent with the location of the production company, which makes the analysis of the geographical distribution of products from different dimensions have different results.

B. The United States accounts for a large proportion of both the number of filing applicants and the number of product manufacturers.

3. Dosage forms of imported health food products

At present, the dosage forms of imported health food products for record include tablets, soft capsules, hard capsules, granules, and oral liquids (including drops) (see Figure 4 for details). Among the currently valid filling 74 imported products, there are 40 tablets, which are closely related to the nature of the raw materials and the characteristics of the product formulation.



Analysis:

A. Through statistics, we found that there is only one product of imported registered health food granules, which may because the most foreign products direct fill of into powder after mixing.

B. The tablets of the registered products include normal swallow tablets, lozenges, chewable tablets, and effervescent tablets. At present, normal swallow tablets have a relatively large proportion of the tablet products, with 31 products, followed by 9 chewable tablets. There are no products with lozenges and effervescent tablets to obtain the record certificate.

C. The oral liquid dosage forms of the registered products include drops and oral liquids. Among the 15 oral liquid products that have obtained registration certificates, drops account for a relatively large proportion of 11.

4. Statistics of product suitable population

At present, the suitable population of valid filling imported health foods covers all populations of 1-17 years old, pregnant women, nursing mothers and adults. There are 14 kinds of population combinations. Among them, the number of products suitable for "adults" is 24, accounting for 32.43% of the imported products, which is the highest proportion. 16 products suitable for "4-17 years old and adults, pregnant women, and nursing mothers", ranking second.



Analysis:

Overall, imported registered health foods are more suitable for special populations such as children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers.

5. Number of supplementary nutrients

According to the number of nutrient supplement products, the registered products can be divided into single nutrient supplement products, two nutrient supplement products, and multiple (three or more) nutrient supplement products. 41 single nutrient supplement products account for 55.41% of all imported registered products.



5.1 Nutrient selection of single nutrient supplement products

41 single nutrient supplement products involve supplementation of 9 nutrients, including 4 minerals of calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and 5 vitamins of vitamin D, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin E.


5.2 Nutrient selection of two nutrient supplement products

There are 16 two nutrient supplement products. It mainly involves 6 types of combinations: calcium + vitamin D (9), vitamin A + vitamin D (3), vitamin C + vitamin D (1), calcium + magnesium (1), vitamin C + zinc (1), Calcium + Vitamin K (1).


5.3 Nutrient selection of multiple nutrient supplement products.

A total of 17 products supplemented with multiple nutrients (see Figure 9 for details). Among them, the maximum number of supplementary nutrients reaches 16, and there are 2 such products. The types of nutrients supplemented by these two products are the same, which are within the range of 22 nutrients that are currently allowed to be supplemented, except for calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper, pantothenic acid, and vitamin K, all the others are included.



Analysis:

It can be seen from the number of nutrient supplements in the product that most of the products supplemented with multiple (three or more) nutrients, and the single nutrient supplement products are mainly several common nutrients, such as calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc , Vitamin D, vitamin C, etc., and the two nutrient supplement products are mostly a combination of calcium and vitamin D.

6. Summary

Until June 30, according to the statistics released by the Food evaluation Center of SAMR, there are only 2 imported health foods in 2020. In fact, not only two products have obtained the registration certificate of imported health food in 2020. Due to the centralized processing of information release (slightly delayed), some products completed in the first half of the year are not within the scope of this statistics. For example, the Food evaluation Center of SAMR issued 30 imported health food filing vouchers on 3 July. Judging from the approval time of these 30 filing vouchers, products obtained filing vouchers every month. Foodmate will continue following the filling status.

COVID-19 epidemic have an impact on all sectors of society in 2020. In terms of applications for health food related products, imported health food may have the greatest impact. The situation of foreign epidemics is not optimistic, and the certification materials required for imported health food require foreign government agencies and the stamp of the Chinese Embassy, which will extend the application time due to the impact of the epidemic.

The above is the summary analysis of the current imported registered health foods by Foodmate. If you have any doubts or needs related to health food registration and filing, please leave a message to discuss or contact us (010-68869850).

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