In the first half of 2024, the National Health and Wellness Commission (hereinafter referred to as NHSC) accepted 16 new food ingredients, the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (NCFSRA) issued exposure drafts of 6 new food ingredients, and the NHSC issued approval notices for 6 new food ingredients and gave a conclusion of termination of review for 1 substance. FoodPartner.com has compiled the information related to the acceptance and approval of new food ingredients in the first half of 2024 for the reference of relevant practitioners.
Acceptance

In the first half of 2024, the CHP accepted a total of 17 new food ingredients, details are listed in the table below.

Of the 16 new food ingredients accepted, 4 were imported and 12 were domestically produced, of which 12 were deferred for re-examination and 2 new food ingredients were reviewed but the conclusions of the review have not been published yet.
Solicitation of Opinions
2024 In the first half of the year, the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (NCFSRA) issued a total of 6 new food ingredients for public comment, as shown in the table below.

Of the six new food ingredients for which comments were sought, five new food ingredients were accepted in 2023 and one new food ingredient was accepted in 2021, with the shortest time from acceptance to public comment being more than four months and the longest being more than 27 months.

Approval Status

In the first half of 2024, there was 1 new food ingredient approval announcement issued by the Health Commission, involving 6 new food ingredients. The table below.

Of the six new food ingredients approved in the first half of 2024, three strains were included in the List of Food-Useable Strains, with Bacillus subtilis DE111 being the first microorganism to be included in the List of Food-Useable Strains with a specific strain.

Status of Delayed Re-examinations

A total of 24 products were deferred in the first half of 2024, and the deferral status is shown in the table below.

Status of termination of review

2024 Only 1 new food ingredient was terminated from review in the first half of the year, being tea theanine, which was substantially equivalent to the approved tea theanine and was terminated from review. The status of termination of review is shown in the table below.

Summary

Compared with the same period last year, the first half of 2024, the number of new food ingredients declaration acceptance increased significantly, and the overall review time has been reduced.

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