Health & Nutrition - Food Processing News

"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 ·

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 ·

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 ·

The Beijing News found 30 probiotic products

# Beijing

# News

# Probiotic

# Products

# Found

# Research

From the end of October 2025 to March this year, the Beijing News Consumer Research Institute randomly purchased 30 probiotic products from different platforms, commissioned a third-party professional testing agency to test the amount of live bacteria, and obtained a CMA certification test report.

2026-03-18 ·

Puratos to launch fermented cocoa chocolate ingredients

# Puratos

# Fermented

# Cocoa

# Chocolate

# Ingredients

# Launch

Belgian baking and chocolate raw materials Puratos announced that it will cooperate with California Cultured to develop and launch fermented cocoa chocolate products for professional customers, which are planned to be commercialized in the US market by the end of 2026.

2026-03-13 ·

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Health "selenium" gravity! Development Technology of Selenium Enriched Nutrition Fortifier and Application of Whole Scene in Food

# Selenium

# Nutrition

# Health

# Food

# Technology

# Enrichment

Selenium (chemical symbol Se) is one of the essential trace elements in human body, and plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining the normal physiological function of human body. Selenium is involved in many physiological processes, such as antioxidant defense system, thyroid hormone metabolism, immune regulation, cell proliferation and differentiation.

2026-03-12 ·

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From Desert Plants to Health Treasures: Development of Apocynum venetum Health Food

# Health Food

# Plant Source

# Natural Ingredients

# Traditional Use

# Herbal Medicine

# Nutritional Value

In the vast arid northwest of China, sandstorms and salinity were synonymous with this land. However, in this seemingly harsh environment, there is a plant with tenacious vitality-Apocynum venetum.

2026-03-12 ·