At present, China's health food output value of about 400 billion yuan

Pharmaceutical Network November 6 hearing of China Nutrition and Health Association, vice president of vibration on the 4th in Shanghai, said that at present, China's health food output value of about 400 billion yuan.

At the '2017 Xinmin Health (Shanghai) Health Festival and the Fourth Xinmin Health Summit Forum' held here, Bian Zhenjia said that Chinese health food products have been developing since 1987 and have been in existence for 30 years and have been enriched with product categories , Has a very important impact on China's economy and national health, etc. Currently eligible for health food production enterprise About 2,500, about 16,000 approved health food registration permits, employing 6 million people.

Chen Baohua, president of Shanghai Health Products Industry Association, elaborated on the concept of 'health food' at the summit and said that health food is food with specific health care functions or supplements of vitamins and minerals and is suitable for consumption by specific people and has the functions of regulating The function of the body is not to treat the disease for the purpose, and the human body does not produce any chronic harm, health food products are strictly defined, that 'is not the producer that they have a certain function can be called health food'.

According to Jiang Peizhen, secretary general of Shanghai Federation of Food Safety Work, the "Food Sanitation Law" was first established in October 1995 Healthy food Since its legal status, China has promulgated a series of supporting normative documents. In particular, the Food Safety Law, revised in October 2015, includes health food products in special food categories and stipulates the relevant policies on health food products. These laws Regulations The promulgation and implementation of health food manufacturers to create a good opportunity for development.

Xinmin was also released at the summit health Studio United Nations pharmacy conducted a special research results.The survey released 50,000 questionnaires show that China to buy Health products Of consumers over the age of 36 accounted for about Liu Cheng, and education is not associated with the purchase behavior.In terms of motivation for consumption, the elderly mainly to take their own, young consumers to buy purpose in addition to their own outside , There are gifts relatives and friends.

The survey also showed that health supplements that enhance immunity and improve sleep quality are most welcomed by consumers. They are equally in need of health care products that have unique effects such as lowering blood fat, calcium, weight loss and beauty.