An Analysis of China New Food Contact Material Substances in 2017

According to the article 37 of Food Safety Law, related safety assessment materials for new food-related products, such as new food varieties, new food raw materials, and new food additives, should be submitted to NHFPC (National Health and Family Planning Commission) for further evaluation. NHFPC (former MOH) is responsible for pre-market registration of food-related products (e.g. food contact materials, new food contact additives, etc.) and formulating and updating national food safety standards for those products.