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Health ministry working on plan to set up National Health Info System

# Health ministry

# National Health Info System

The ministry of health and family welfare, Government of India, is working on a plan of establishing the National Health Information System, of which FSSAI, the apex food regulator, will be an integral part.

2018-08-28 · foodmate

The Municipal Administration of Supervision solicits public opinions on the inclusion of lycopene in the catalogue of health food raw materials.

# Health Food

# Lycopene

# Public Opinion

# Regulation

# Supervision

# Catalogue

On April 2, the General Administration of Market Supervision issued the "Health Food Raw Material Catalog Lycopene (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)", which intends to include lycopene in the health food raw material catalog, and publicly solicit opinions from the public. The feedback is as of May 10. The list of raw materials included in this time includes lycopene (tomato extract), lycopene (lycopene oleoresin), lycopene (tomato extract and purification) and lycopene (synthesis). The draft for comments specifies the dosage of raw materials, claims functions and technical requirements, and correspondingly adds the health care function of "supplementing lycopene", proposing that "lycopene is one of carotenoids and helps

2026-04-07 ·

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 ·

EU Adopts Rules to Mitigate Risks of Fraud and Strengthen Health & Safety

# EU

# rules

# health risks

European Parliament has adopted new regulations to increase member states' ability to prevent, eliminate or reduce health risks to humans, animals and plants with a modernized and simplified control system which ensures that EU food is safe all the w

2017-03-17 · foodingredientsfirst

Inspectors close two more Seattle area restaurants for public health violations

# restaurants

# public health violations

# Seattle area

Public health officials report closing two more Seattle area restaurants. Take a Break Coffee and Kelly Cannoli LLC Seattle were ordered closed during the past week.

2019-03-20 · foodsafetynews

"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 ·

When lettuce becomes unhealthy, it’s time to rethink food safety in the U.S.

# FDA

# food recalls

# chicken line speed

This guest column was written by Senior Director of Health and Food Erik Olson and Interim Food Director Lena Brook of the National Resources Defense Council.

2018-12-05 · foodsafetynews

FDA allows more time for comments on ‘healthy’ food labels

# healthy

# food labels

Four months wasn’t long enough for some in the food industry to figure out how they want the FDA to define “healthy” for use on food labels, so the agency has extended the comment deadline on the topic for another three months.

2017-01-06 · foodsafetynews

"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 ·

FDA Approves Cardio Health Claim for High-Oleic Oils

# Food Safety

# FDA

# High-Oleic Oils

# Cardio Health

The FDA on Nov. 19 approved a qualified health claim for edible oils containing high levels of oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that’s been shown to have cardiovascular benefits when it replaces heart-damaging saturated fat......

2018-11-28 · foodprocessing