Notice of the Ministry of Health on Further Standardizing the Management of Raw Materials for Health Food

Notice of the Ministry of Health on Further Standardizing the Management of Raw Materials for Health Food

Health Departments of All Provinces, Autonomous Regions, and Municipalities; Health Supervision Center of the Ministry of Health:
To further standardize the management of health food raw materials, in accordance with the "Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China," the following lists are hereby issued (see attachment): "List of Items That Are Both Food and Medicine," "List of Items Permitted for Use in Health Foods," and "List of Prohibited Items in Health Foods." The following regulations apply:
1. For health food applications involving items (or ingredients) that are newly developed, discovered, or imported into China with no established history of consumption or only limited regional usage, compliance with the relevant provisions of the "Administrative Measures for Food Hygiene of New Resources" shall apply.
2. For health food applications involving food additives, comply with the relevant provisions of the "Administrative Measures for Food Additive Hygiene."
3. For health food applications involving fungi, probiotics, or related items (or raw materials), compliance with the "Notice of the Ministry of Health on Issuing Regulations for the Review of Health Foods Containing Fungi and Probiotics" (Wei Fa Jian Fa [ 2001 ] No. 84) shall be followed.
4. For health food applications involving items or raw materials from protected national flora and fauna, compliance with the following Ministry-issued documents is required: "Notice on Restricting the Production of Health Foods Using Wild Animals and Plants and Their Products as Raw Materials" (Wei Fa Jian Fa [ 2001 ] No. 160), "Notice on Restricting the Production of Health Foods Using Licorice, Ephedra Grass, Cistanche, and Saussurea and Their Products as Raw Materials" (Wei Fa Jian Fa [ 2001 ] No. 188), and "Announcement on Ceasing Approval for Health Foods Produced Using Bear Bile Powder and Creatine as Raw Materials" (Wei Fa Jian Fa [ 2001 ] No. 267).
5. For health food applications containing animal or plant items (or ingredients), the total number of such items shall not exceed 14. If animal or plant items (or ingredients) other than those listed in Attachment 1 are used, the count shall not exceed 4. For items (or ingredients) other than those in Attachments 1 and 2, the count shall not exceed 1, and such items must undergo toxicological safety evaluation in accordance with the relevant requirements for new food resources and foods derived from new food resources as specified in "Procedures for Toxicological Safety Evaluation of Food" (GB 151931-1994).
Products made using ordinary food as raw materials are exempt from the restrictions set forth in this article.
6. In case of any inconsistency between this notice and previous announcements, this notice shall prevail.

Attachment:
List of Items That Are Both Food and Medicine 1
2 List of Items Permitted for Health Food
3. List of Prohibited Items for Health Food
Ministry of Health
February 28, 2002

Attachment 1 List of Items That Are Both Food and Medicine
Dingxiang, Foeniculum vulgare fruit, Adenocarpus pubescens seed, Foeniculum vulgare fruit, Cirsium japonicum, Dioscorea opposita, Crataegus pinnatifida, Portulaca oleracea, Zaispis fargesii, Prunus mume, Carica papaya, Cannabis sativa seed, Citrus aurantium flower, Polygonatum odoratum, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Angelica dahurica, Ginkgo biloba, Dolichos lablab seed, Dolichos lablab flower, Longan arillus (Dimocarpus longan), Cassia obtusifolia, Lilium brownii, Myristica fragrans, Cinnamomum cassia, Phyllanthus emblica, Citrus medica, Almond (sweet and bitter), Hippophae rhamnoides, Ostrea gigas, Euryale ferox seed, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Vigna angularis, Colla corii asini, Cryptotaenia japonica, Hordeum vulgare sprout, Sargassum, Jujube (Chinese date, sour jujube, black date), Siraitia grosvenorii, Prunus liitard, Lonicera japonica, Prunus cerasifera, Houttuynia cordata, Ginger (fresh ginger, dried ginger), Arctium lappa seed, Lycium barbarum, Gardenia jasminoides, Amomum villosum, Bombax ceiba seed, Poria cocos, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, Elsholtzia splendes, Prunus persica, Morus alba leaf, Morus alba fruit, Citrus reticulata pericarp, Platycodon grandiflorus, Amomum tsaoko, Nelumbo nucifera leaf, Raphanus sativus seed, Nelumbo nucifera seed, Zingiber officinale, Phyllostachys nigra leaf, Fermented soybean, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Cichorium intybus, Sinapis alba, Polygonatum sibiricum, Perilla frutescens, Perilla frutescens seed, Pueraria lobata, Sesame indicum, Piper nigrum, Sophora japonica flower, Taraxacum mongolicum, Honey, Torreyae seed, Ziziphus jujuba seed, Imperata cylindrica rhizome, Phragmites australis root, Agkistrodon acutus, Citrus reticulata peel, Mentha haplocalyx, Coix lacryma-jobi, Allium chinense, Rubus parvifolius, Acorus tatarinowii.

Appendix 2 List of Substances Allowed in Health Food
Ginseng, ginseng leaves, ginseng fruit, Panax notoginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Tianma), Radix Arnebiae, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Fructus Corni, Cyathula officinalis, Fritillaria thunbergii, Chuanxiong, Deer fawn, Deer antler, Deer bone, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Acanthopanax bark, Schisandra chinensis, Cimicifuga foetida, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Gastrodia elata, Codonopsis pilosula, Morinda officinalis, Aucklandia lappa, Equisetum hyemale, Arctium lappa seeds, Arctium lappa root, Plantago seeds, Plantago herb, Glehnia littoralis, Fritillaria verticillata, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Polygonum multiflorum, Bletilla striata, Atractylodes macrocephala, Paeonia lactiflora, Amomum tsaoko, Haliotis concha, Dendrobium (proof of use required), Lycium barbarum root bark, Angelica sinensis, Bamboo shavings, Safflower, Rhodiola rosea, American ginseng, Evodia rutaecarpa, Achyranthes bidentata, Eucommia ulmoides, Eucommia leaf, Astragalus complanatus, Cortex Moutan, Aloe vera, Atractylodes lancea, Psoralea corylifolia, Terminalia chebula, Red peony root, Polygala tenuifolia, Ophiopogon japonicus, Tortoise plastron, Lysimachia clethroides, Platycladi caulis et folium, Prepared rhubarb, Prepared Polygonum multiflorum, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Rosa davurica, Lysimachia fortunei, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Rose flower, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Lepidium meyenii, Bitter tea, Fagopyrum dibotrys, Rubus chingii, Citrus reticulata, Magnolia officinalis, Magnolia officinalis flower, Curcuma longa, Citrus aurantium peel, Citrus aurantium fruit, Ziziphus jujuba seed, Pearl, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Rubia cordifolia, Piper longum, Allium tuberosum seed, Polygonum cuspidatum vine, Cyperus rotundus, Drynaria fortunei, Codonopsis tangshen, Morus alba root bark, Mulberry branch, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Leonurus heterophyllus, Centella asiatica, Epimedium brevicornu, Cuscuta chinensis, Wild chrysanthemum, Ginkgo biloba leaf, Astragalus membranaceus, Fritillaria hupehensis, Senna leaf, Gecko, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Sophora tonkinensis, Sanguisorba officinalis, Apis mellifera propolis, Tamarindus indica, Eclipta prostrata, Prepared rhubarb, Prepared Rehmannia glutinosa, Soft-shelled turtle shell.