The recommended national standard of "Classification and Judgment of TCM Constitution" was formally implemented.

# TCM Constitution

# Classification Method

# National Standard

# Health Assessment

# Traditional Medicine

# Medical Regulation

On April 1, the recommended national standard "Classification and Determination of TCM Constitution" (GB/T 46939-2025) was officially implemented with the approval of the General Administration of Market Supervision (National Standards Committee). Since the 1970 s, the team of Professor Wang Qi, a tenured professor at Beijing University of traditional Chinese Medicine, has divided Chinese people into nine basic physique types. For a long time, this theory has been mainly applied to clinical syndrome differentiation and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, and its application in the field of public health management and product development is relatively limited. The formal implementation of this national standard marks the broader industrial application of this theory, and provides a scientific basis and operation for the precise development of medicine and food homologous products.

2026-04-07 ·

"Health food raw materials probiotics" national standards for public comments

# Health Food

# Probiotics

# Raw Materials

# Public Comments

# National Standards

# Food Safety

On April 1, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration issued a notice to solicit public opinions on the recommended national standard of "Probiotics for Health Food Raw Materials. Feedback is as of May 29. The draft starts with clarifying the definition of probiotics and probiotics, setting up quality indicators and standard labels, and constructs a complete standard system for probiotics for health food raw materials. The formulation of this standard fills the gap in the quality standard of probiotics for health food raw materials in my country, and will complement and advance the existing standards such as "Food Processing Bacteria Preparation.

2026-04-07 ·

"Determination of Chondroitin Sulfate in Health Food" National Standard for Public Comments

# Chondroitin

# Health Food

# National Standard

# Public Comment

# Testing Method

# Quality Control

On April 1, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration issued a notice. Under the guidance of the State Administration of Market Supervision, the draft national standard ''Determination of Chondroitin Sulfate in Health Foods'' proposed and centralized by the National Special Food Standardization Technical Committee was publicly solicited on the national standard information public service platform for comments, and the comments were solicited as of May 29. After the approval and release of the standard, the determination process and technical requirements of chondroitin sulfate will be standardized.

2026-04-07 ·

"Food Glycemic Index Measurement and Labeling Specification" for Public Comments

# Glycemic Index

# Measurement Method

# Labeling Rules

# Public Feedback

# Food Standards

# Regulatory Guide

On March 18, the Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued the national standard "Food Glycemic Index Measurement and Labeling Specification" for public comments, and the feedback ended on April 17. The introduction of the standard aims to establish a unified, scientific and rigorous food GI determination and labeling system, which is a milestone in standardizing market publicity, guiding the healthy development of the industry, and assisting consumers to make healthier choices.

2026-03-26 ·

Jingdong Health Jointly Launches Children's Scientific Nutrition Public Welfare Program with Eight Major Nutrition Brands

# Health Program

# Children Nutrition

# Public Welfare

# Nutrition Brands

# Joint Launch

# Scientific Nutrition

On March 18, Jingdong Health, together with Baiao (BioGaia), GNC and inne, jointly launched the "Small Handprint, Big Dream" Children's Scientific Nutrition Public Welfare Program due to 8 love brands such as you, Nottlander, Nestle, Shin Caldge, Swisse and Witsbb.

2026-03-25 ·

Bio-based packaging industry ushered in a period of rapid growth

# Bio-based

# Packaging

# Industry

# Growth

# Rapid

# Development

The Global and China Bio-based Package Industry Market Analysis and Prospect Trend Forecast Report (2026-2032) was released, pointing out that bio-based package materials have been applied on a large scale in food, daily chemical, e-commerce and disposable tableware.

2026-03-25 · Industry Research Network

2026 White Paper on Color Packaging Printing Applications Released

# Color Packaging

# Printing Applications

# White Paper

# 2026 Release

# Packaging Design

# Color Printing

The white paper shows that in 2025, the market size of my country's packaging and printing industry exceeded 1.5 trillion yuan, and the color packaging and printing segment accounted for 42%, and the annual compound growth rate remained above 8.7.

2026-03-24 · Forward Industry Research Institute

Notice of the Food Evaluation Center of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration on Accelerating Feedback of Relevant Information on On-site Verification of Health Food Registration

# Food Safety

# Health Food

# Registration Info

# Verification Process

# Government Notice

# Regulatory Update

On March 17, 2026, the Food Evaluation Center of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration issued a notice to speed up the on-site verification of relevant information on health food registration, products include extract source brand Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body concentrated capsule, Han Fang Shen Cao oral liquid, fresh Dendrobium officinale American ginseng astragalus granule, fresh Dendrobium officinale maca powder American ginseng poria cocos extract, donkey-hide gelatin block, auxiliary hypoglycemic granules, probiotic decoction brand American ginseng spore powder capsule, Dendrobium wolfberry granules, such as Xinhua Mao brand powder, Rong brand propolis soft capsule, etc.

2026-03-23 ·

Two new food safety regulations come into effect on March 20

# Food Safety

# Regulations Update

# March 20

# Legal Changes

# Health Standards

# Government Policy

Since March 20, two new regulations have been implemented, "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Live E-commerce Operators Implementing the Main Responsibility of Food Safety" and "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Food Sales Chain Enterprises Implementing the Main Responsibility of Food Safety.

2026-03-19 ·

Nestle Nutrition and Health Sciences Announces New Products After Merger

# Nestle

# Nutrition

# Health

# Products

# Merger

# Science

A few days ago, Nestle announced the launch of a new vitality series of nutritional drinks in overseas markets, including morning formula and evening formula, respectively, aiming at improving concentration and improving sleep.

2026-03-18 ·