The definition of health food products in China

◄ The definition of health food products in China ►

Health food is defined as food that has specified health functions, suitable to be taken by specified group(s) of people, and for the regulation of the functional states of the human body and is not used for the treatment of diseases.

The category includes vitamin and mineral supplements that may not be used for the purpose of disease treatment.

All health food sold within China must be approved and registered with the SFDA, which will assess and examine the security, effectiveness, quality control and labeling of products.


	GACC Approved Overseas Food Manufacturers
	GACC Registered Overseas Food Exporters
	GACC Registered Food Chinesse Importers
	GACC National White List for Agricultural Products
	China Food Classification System
	China National Standard for Food Safety
	China Permitted Food Ingredients
	China Imported GMOs Biosafety Certificate List
	China Permitted Cosmetics Ingredients
	China National Standards Search
	World HS code & Tariff Search

Step	General Food Export China Process
1	GACC Registration for Overseas Exporter
2	GACC Registration for Food Manufacturer
3	CIQ Inspection for Food Chinese Labeling
4	CIQ Inspection for Food Formula Ingredients
5	CIQ Testing for Imported Food Product
6	CIQ Quarantine for Imported Fresh Food
7	GACC China Customs Clearance

Risky Food Export China Process

In China, the imported food is divided into 4 risk levels from low to high : A, B, C, D ; Different levels of supervision are adopted for foods with different risk levels;

The medium to high risky imported food categories include:Meat products, aquatic products, dairy products, sausage casings, bird nest products, bee products, egg products, edible oils and fats, oilseeds, stuffed wheaten products, edible grains, milled grain industry products and malt, fresh and dehydrated vegetables and dried beans, condiments, nuts and seeds, dried fruits, unroasted coffee beans and cocoa beans, foods for special dietary purposes, and health foods, Animal feed etc.

Dairy Products	Meat Products	Aquatic Products
Animal Feeds	GMO Agriculturals	Dietary Supplements
Infant Formula	Fresh Foods	More...

In addition to the above-mentioned general food import procedures, the risky imported food also need to go through other government procedures of Manufacturer Registration / Certifcation, Pre-market approval of the product etc.

The common China's government departments include :

GACC	CIQ	CNCA	MOA
SAMR	MOFCOM	CFDA	AQSIQ

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