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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 ·

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 ·