Abstract
<i>Objective</i>: To understand the current situation of China's health food, and to provide a reference for the development of Healthcare Industry. <i>Methods</i>: Create a database of China's health food information from China Food and Drug Administration website. Conduct a systemic analysis of the regional distribution, annual distribution, dosage forms distribution and functions of health food. <i>Results</i>: Guangdong and Beijing have produced the most health food; the data line of health food quantity has two peaks in 1997 and 2004. From 2013, the number of health food started growing steadily; health food formulations are mainly capsules and tablets; the functions of health food are centered mainly on strengthening the immune system and relieving physical fatigue. <i>Conclusion</i>: Innovation is needed in the formulations and the functions of domestic health food; China’s domestic health food industry should increase investment in science and technology; Overall, China’s health food industry has a bright future.
Highlights
With the improvement of living standards, people are paying increasing attention to their health, and the pursuit of health food has reached unprecedented heights [1,2]
According to China Food and Drug Administration Order No 19 released on April 30, 2005 health food registration management approach (Trial) [3], health food is claimed to have specific health functions or to supplement the vitamins and minerals, which is suitable for specific people
The data was collected from the health food database of China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) from 1996 to December 31, 2015
Summary
With the improvement of living standards, people are paying increasing attention to their health, and the pursuit of health food has reached unprecedented heights [1,2]. According to China Food and Drug Administration Order No 19 released on April 30, 2005 health food registration management approach (Trial) [3], health food is claimed to have specific health functions or to supplement the vitamins and minerals, which is suitable for specific people. It can regulate body functions but will not treat diseases, and will not produce any acute, sub-acute or chronic hazards. The study will provide reference for the establishment of laws and improvement of health food registration and approval It will provide insight for scientific research on health food
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