Weekly Summary – Updates on the Approval and Review of “Three New Foods” - Regulatory News - Food & Food Contact Materials

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).

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The notifications included:

27 notifications of approval of review findings;
17 notifications of extension notice; and
9 notifications of review opinions.

Details are as follows:

Notifications of approval of review findings (“Notice of Approval” issued after NHC's formal announcement)

01 New food raw materials

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-06	衛食新申字(2024)第0012號	Xiangyu Peony Flower
2	2026-02-06	衛食新申字(2025)第0016號	Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis YLGB-1496
3	2026-02-06	衛食新申字(2025)第0003號	Brown Algae Oligosaccharides
4	2026-02-06	衛食新申字(2024)第0007號	Camelina Seed Oil
5	2026-02-06	衛食新申字(2024)第0002號	Gardenia Oil

02 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2025)第0016號	2’-Fucosyllactose
2	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2025)第0031號	2’-Fucosyllactose
3	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2025)第0042號	2’-Fucosyllactose
4	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2023)第0062號	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
5	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2023)第0047號	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
6	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2024)第0014號	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
7	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2024)第0084號	D-Allulose-3-Epimerase
8	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2024)第0044號	Anethole
9	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2024)第0079號	Carbon Dioxide
10	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2024)第0075號	Fructosyltransferase
11	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2025)第0034號	Gellan Gum
12	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2025)第0033號	Bentonite
13	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2025)第0058號	Glucose Isomerase (Xylose Isomerase)
14	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2025)第0036號	Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT)
15	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2025)第0051號	Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT)
16	2026-02-10	衛食添新申字(2024)第0071號	Deaminase

03 New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2024)第0016號	Polymer of 1,3-Phthalic Acid, 1,4-Phthalic Acid, 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol, Sebacic Acid and 2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-Propanediol
2	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2025)第0001號	Copolymer of Ethyl Acrylate, Methyl Methacrylate and Styrene
3	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2025)第0011號	Erucamide
4	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2025)第0001號	Poly(ethylene-2,5-furandicarboxylate) (PEF)
5	2026-02-11	衛食相申字(2024)第0012號	Calcium Sulfate
6	2026-02-11	衛食相申字(2024)第0015號	Cobalt Isooctanoate

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

01 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0035號	3’-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt
2	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0103號	6S-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium
3	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0039號	Brazzein (Obligate Fruit Sweet Protein)
4	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0102號	Protease
5	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0072號	Lycopene
6	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0011號	Myo-Inositol
7	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0060號	Carrageenan
8	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0092號	Enzyme converted steviol glycosides
9	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0088號	Vanillin
10	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0106號	Vanillin
11	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2023)第0044號	Nitrate

02 New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2025)第0027號	Polymer of 1,3-Phthalic Acid, 1,4-Phthalic Acid, 1,4-Butanediol, 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol, Trimellitic Anhydride, and Ethylene Glycol
2	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2025)第0022號	C.I. Pigment Black 7
3	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2024)第0005號	C.I. Pigment Blue 29
4	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2025)第0029號	Homopolymer of N,N'-Distearylethylenediamine and N-Cyclotridecanone with 1-Isocyanatooctadecane
5	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2025)第0012號	Triphenyl Phosphite Polymer with 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol and Polypropylene Glycol C10-16 Alkyl Ester
6	2026-02-11	衛食相申字(2025)第0007號	Zinc Oxide

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

01 New food additives

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0104號	White Oil (Liquid Paraffin)
2	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2026)第0002號	Garlic Oil
3	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2025)第0105號	Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate
4	2026-02-05	衛食添新申字(2026)第0001號	Natural Vanillin

02 New food-related products

SN	Received time	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2026)第0002號	Polymer of 2-Propyl Acrylate with Styrene, α-Methylstyrene and (2-Ethoxyethoxy) Ethyl Ester
2	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2026)第0001號	3,6,9-Trimethyl-3,6,9-Tri(ethyl and propyl)-1,2,4,5,7,8-Hexanone Derivatives
3	2026-02-11	衛食相申字(2026)第0002號	4,4’-Methylenebis(cyclohexylamine)
4	2026-02-11	衛食相申字(2026)第0001號	Copolymer of Methyl Methacrylate, Butyl Acrylate, Styrene, 2-Ethylhexyl 2-Propenoate, Isobutyl Methacrylate, and Acrylic Acid
5	2026-02-11	衛食相進申字(2026)第0003號	Reaction Product of Tolyl Fatty Acids, Dimer Acids, 1,3-M-Phenylenediamine, Bisphenol A, and Epichlorohydrin

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