Article 1 In order to ensure that the naming of health food is scientific and standardized, and to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, these provisions are formulated in accordance with the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations for the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and the Measures for the Administration of Registration of Health Food Products (for Trial Implementation) and other relevant laws, regulations and norms.

Second Article This provision applies to the application for registration of health food products within the territory of the People's Republic of China*** and the State.

Article 3 The basic principles of health food naming:

(1) in line with the relevant state laws, regulations, rules and norms.

(2) reflect the true attributes of the product, concise, easy to understand, in line with the Chinese language.

(C) shall not mislead or deceive consumers.

Article 4 The naming of health food prohibits the use of the following:

(1) False, exaggerated or absolutized words.

(2) words that express or imply therapeutic effects.

(3) Names of people, places, and Hanyu Pinyin.

(D) letters and numbers, vitamins and other state regulations containing letters and numbers of raw materials, except.

(E) in addition to the "" symbols.

(f) Words that are not easily understood by consumers and local dialects.

(vii) vulgar or with feudal superstitions.

(viii) human tissue and organs and other words, except for the approved functional names involving human tissue and organs and other words.

(ix) other words that mislead consumers.

Article V A product can only have a name, generally consists of brand name, generic name, attribute name, can also be directly named using the generic name and attribute name.

Article VI brand name generally use text-based trademarks. Brand name using a registered trademark, in the brand name, add "brand" or in the upper right corner of the brand name, add ""; the use of non-registered trademarks, in the brand name, add "brand". A product can only have a brand name.

Article VII of the common name of health food should be objective, accurate, scientific, standardized, the number of words should be reasonable, and meet the following requirements:

(a) shall not be used has been approved for registration of pharmaceutical products, formulations for a single raw material and the name of the raw material is named except. Shall not be used and has been approved for registration of drug names similar to the sound and shape of the name.

(ii) shall not use the name of a specific group of people.

(C) claiming a specific health function of health food, its common name contains the expression of the product function of the relevant text, should be strictly in accordance with the standardized function name description. Claiming two or more functions of the product, shall not use the function name as the common name.

(d) named after the raw materials used in the product, should use the standardized name of the raw materials, but shall not be named after some of the ingredients in the formula or unauthorized abbreviation of the name.

Nutrient supplements products should generally be named vitamins or minerals. Formulation of three or more vitamins or three or more minerals composed of products can be "multi-vitamin" or "multi-mineral" named, may not be part of the vitamins or minerals named.

Article 8 The attribute name of health food should indicate the category or form of the product. Food category to express the attribute name, in accordance with the food attributes named; form to express the attribute name, according to the "tablets", "capsules", "oral liquid" and so on.

Article IX of the same applicant to declare different products shall not use the same common name and attribute name, except for the need to label a specific group of people.

The need to label the specific population, should be labeled in parentheses after the attribute name.

Article X. The State Food and Drug Administration is responsible for the interpretation of these provisions.

Article 11 These Regulations shall come into force on the date of publication. Health Food Naming Regulations (for Trial Implementation) shall be repealed at the same time. Previously issued other relevant provisions inconsistent with the provisions of this regulation, the provisions shall prevail.