Health foods that use the ingredients not listed in the health food ingredients catalogue or health foods that are imported for the first time are required to register with SAMR; imported health foods that classified as nutritional supplement, such as vitamin supplements or mineral supplements, shall file with the SAMR.
SAMR has released the announcement and started to accept the filing application from May 1, 2017.
If producers or traders of health food violate the Law by engaging in unauthorized or illegal production or trading activities, the illegally gained benefits, foods and the tools, equipment and raw material used for production or trading will be confiscated. The producer or trader is also subject to a fine between RMB 50,000 to 100,000 if the total value of the commodity is less than RMB 10,000, or a fine between 10 and 20 times if the total value of the commodity exceeds RMB 10,000; for severe violation of the law, the business license of food producers and traders will be revoked.