Recently, the Center for Food Evaluation, State Administration for Market Regulation (CFE) announced the latest notice of the application for formula registration of infant and young children formula milk powder. Affected by the COVID-19, in accordance with the requirements of Beijing's COVID-19 prevention and control, from May 16, 2022, the CFE implemented all home office measures. Acceptance and consulting services about the formula registration application of infant and young children formula milk powder were suspended, and the resumption of office hours will be notified separately in accordance with the overall requirements of Beijing's COVID-19 prevention and control.

Affected by the COVID-19, the work related to the "2nd formula registration" has been affected to varying degrees. In addition to the suspension of acceptance and consulting services, the epidemic has also affected the postal work of the formula registration approval documents of infant and young children formula milk powder in the "2nd formula registration" link.

Besides, Antion sorted out some recent industry information on infant and young children formula milk powder, which are as follows:

The Progress of Resumption of Work and Production of Shanghai Infant and Young Children Formula Milk Powder Industry was Published

In response to the difficulties encountered by local infant and young children formula milk powder manufacturers in the application for product formula registration, the Party Branch of the Special Foods Division of the Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation took the initiative to coordinate and communicate with the CFE to help some enterprises apply for the renewal of product formula registration. As of May 13, 2 of the 4 infant and young children formula milk powder manufacturers in Shanghai have resumed production, accounting for 50%; 487 of the 10,649 infant and young children formula milk powder business enterprises in Shanghai have resumed work, accounting for 4.5%, ensuring the supply of "rations" for infants and young children during the COVID-19.

In April 2022, the Import Volume of Infant and Young Children Formula Milk Powder Increased Slightly, and the Price Increased by more than 10%

In April 2022, China imported 19,800 tons of infant and young children formula milk powder, with a slight increase over the same period last year. The import price of infant and young children formula milk powder reached 17,525$/ton, with an increase of 14.04% over the same period last year.

Source: SAMR + Antion

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