The State Administration for Market Regulation, together with the National Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, recently issued the "Catalogue of Health Food Raw Materials - Ginseng", "Catalogue of Health Food Raw Materials - American Ginseng", "Catalogue of Health Food Raw Materials - Ganoderma lucidum" and supporting interpretation documents.
The names and varieties of ginseng, American ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, which are included in the catalogue of raw materials for the record of health food, are consistent with the contents of the same varieties in the current Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
According to the provisions of the three catalogs, the raw materials included in the catalogue of raw materials for the record of health food can only be used unilaterally and cannot be used in combination with other raw materials when the product is recordedFor raw materials with multiple varieties, the varieties used should be clearly used when the product is recorded.
In the three catalogs, ginseng and American ginseng are allowed to claim health care functions including helping to enhance immunity and relieve physical fatigue, and when the product is filed, the filer is allowed to mark one of the health care functions, or two health care functions at the same time;Reishi mushroom allows for purported health benefits as helping to boost immunity.
There are many registered health food products with ginseng as raw materials, and the relevant regulations on the growth age of ginseng have always been a hot topic in the industry. The State Administration for Market Regulation entrusted the Institute of Medicinal Plants of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and other scientific research institutions to carry out research on the inclusion of ginseng in the catalogue of raw materials for the filing of health foods, and organized the regulatory departments of all parties to study and judge the issues such as the use of ginseng in the draft for comments, and finally determined that the use of ginseng of the recorded products is consistent with the current requirements for registered products.
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