What are the requirements for the number of health functions that a health food can be applied?

The Administration Measures of Registration and Filing for Health Food (2020 Revision) has no stipulation on how many health functions can be applied for a product, and the applicants can determine the names and number of health functions to be applied by themselves according to product formula and basis. When a product applies two or more functions, it is necessary to explain the relevance between the functions, and there need to be scientific basis. Suitable and unsuitable people of the product shall not be contradictory.

The health food whose health function is to be increased must obtain health food approval certificate within the validity period of the approval. The number of increased health functions is unlimited. While increasing health function, suitable and unsuitable people of the product need to be reviewed again.

Source: CFE of SAMR

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