The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the State Council responsible for health work. In 2013, the State Council integrated the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health and the family planning management and service responsibilities of the National Population and Family Planning Commission to establish the National Health and Family Planning Commission. The National Health and Family Planning Commission revised the 'Management Measures for New Resource Foods' formulated by the former Ministry of Health according to the 'Food Hygiene Law' into the 'Management Measures for Safety Review of New Food Raw Materials' (Order No. 1 of the Director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission in 2013) and officially implemented it on October 1, 2013.

Definition of New Food Raw Materials
New food raw materials refer to the following items that have no traditional eating habits in China:
(1) Animals, plants, and microorganisms;
(2) Components isolated from animals, plants, and microorganisms;
(3) Food components whose original structure has changed;
(4) Other newly developed food raw materials.
*Traditional eating habits refer to a history of production and operation of a certain food as a standardized or non-standardized packaged food within a provincial jurisdiction for more than 30 years, and it has not been included in the 'Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China.'
Characteristics of New Food Raw Materials
New food raw materials should possess the characteristics of food raw materials, meet necessary nutritional requirements, and be non-toxic, harmless, and not cause any acute, subacute, chronic, or other potential harm to human health.
Approved New Food Raw Materials
1. Announcement by the former Ministry of Health
Oligofructose, sodium hyaluronate, lutein ester, L-arabinose, short-stemmed five-leaf ginseng, aloe vera gel (No. 12 in 2008)
Oligogalactose, hydrolyzed egg yolk powder, isomaltitol, plant sterol esters, pearl peptide powder (No. 20 in 2008)
Cordyceps (No. 3 in 2009)
Inulin, oligofructose (No. 5 in 2009)
γ-aminobutyric acid, colostrum basic protein, conjugated linoleic acid, conjugated linoleic acid glycerides, eucommia seed oil (No. 12 in 2009)
Tea seed oil, salt algae and extracts, fish oil and extracts, glycerol diester oil, earthworm protein, milk mineral salts, milk basic protein (No. 18 in 2009)
DHA algal oil, cottonseed oligosaccharides, plant zeaxanthin, plant zeaxanthin esters, arachidonic acid oil fat, white cabbage, rice bran oil (No. 3 in 2010)
Camellia flower tea, Xianmai Xuanfu flower (small black medicine), noni fruit pulp, yeast β-glucan, snow lotus culture (No. 9 in 20110)
Corn oligopeptide powder, phosphatidylserine (No. 15 in 2010)
Haematococcus pluvialis algae, epicatechin gallate (No. 17 in 2010)
Winged fruit oil, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate calcium (No. 1 in 2011)
Maple seed oil, peony seed oil (No. 9 in 2011)
Maca powder (No. 13 in 2011)
Mussel polysaccharides (No. 2 in 2012)
Medium-chain fatty acid edible oil, wheat oligopeptides (No. 16 in 2012)
Ginseng (artificially cultivated) (No.17 in January 2012)
Chlorella pyrenoidosa protein powder, wujia leaves, moringa leaves, sucrose polyester (change in consumption amount) (No.19 in 2012)
2. Announcement by the National Health and Family Planning Commission
Naked algae, sodium salt of fructose-1,6-diphosphate trihydrate, Danfeng peony flower, narrow-based line-scented tea vegetable oil, long-stemmed almond oil, smooth-skinned elm fruit oil, green money willow leaves, oligomannose (No.10 in 2013)
Visible-toothed snake grape leaves, krill oil, Maxcruvis yeast (No.16 in 2013)
Chitin oligosaccharides, silybum marianum seed oil, willow-leaved wax plum flowers, eucommia male flowers, lactobacillus casei subsp. casei , pentose lactobacillus( No.6 in2014)
Tagatose , chia seeds , psyllium husk , Lactobacillus rhamnosus (strain DSM17938), Cordyceps (consumption amount , quality standard requirements and scope of use), plant sterol esters (add taro oil as raw material , and expand application scope) (No.10 in2014)
Line-leaved golden clover (No.12 in2014)
Tea leaf tea amino acid (No.15 in2014)
Tomato seed oil , loquat leaves , arabinogalactan , Hubei crabapple leaves , bamboo leaf flavonoids , oat β-glucan , sake lactobacillus , propionic acid-producing bacteria( No.20 in2014)
(3R ,3'R)-dihydroxy-β-carotene , shea butter , Baole fruit powder , N-acetylneuraminic acid , cis-15-tetracosenoic acid , broccoli seed water extract , rice bran fatty alcohols , γ-linolenic acid fats(from Sphacelaria tribuloides), β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate calcium , wood ginger leaf extract( No.7 in2017)