Q&A| Health Food on Restoring Original Name of Renewal Register

Date: 2022-May-17 Source:CFE of SAMR View: 1630

In health food, the issue of restoring the original product name of the renewal of registered product

On November 12, 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Guidelines for the Naming of Health Food (2019 Version), in which the fourth part, paragraph (2), item 5 stipulates that "for health food that has obtained an approval certificate, if its product name does not comply with the provisions of the item, but comply with other related provisions of the Guidelines, the applicant may apply for retaining the original product name with sufficient and reasonable reasons." In order to properly meet the registrant's demands and make a smooth transition of policies, during the implementation of the Administrative Measures for Registration and Filing for Health Food (July 1, 2016) to the release of the Guidelines for the Naming of Health Food (2019 Version) (November 12, 2019), if the general name of the original product is changed without indicating the characteristics of the main raw materials of the product other than raw materials or the abbreviations of raw materials, but meeting other related provisions of the Guidelines and complying with review comments and requirements when the renewal of registration, the registrant may propose an application for restoring the original product name can in accordance with the change procedure, and the original product name can be restored if it meets the requirements after review and approval.

Source: CFE of SAMR

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