In an announcement made on Jan 6, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) listed the six herbs as danggui (Angelica sinensis), Shannai (Kaempferia galanga L.), xi hong hua (Crocus sativus L.), cai guo (Amomum tsao-ko), turmeric, and biba (Piper longum L.).
When manufactured as a general food, the product label, indication, advertisement, and promotion content for the herb must adhere to the Food Safety Laws.
As such, the product should not make claims related to disease prevention or disease treatment.
In a statement, the food safety standards and assessment unit under NHC recommended manufacturers to follow the traditional preparation methods when manufacturing these herbs as a food spice.
The methods include slicing, boiling, and pressing.
On the other hand, these herbs will be subjected to health foods or traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) standards if they are incorporated into health foods or used as a TCM.
The Chinese authorities convened a public consultation two years ago to consider the recognition of these herbs as commonly used food.
The NHC noted that danggui was also used as a food spice elsewhere in the US, Europe, and Japan.
More to come?
The NHC has convened a study on nine other herbs to assess their suitability to be recognised as a commonly used food.
The nine ingredients are dangshen (Codonopsis pilosula), Cistanche deserticola, Dendrobium officinale, American ginseng, Milkvetch of the astragalus family, lingzhi (ganoderma), Cornus officinalis, Gastrodia elata, and Eucommia ulmoides.
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