Policy Compliance Lays a Foundation, Building a Line of Defense for Quality Development

2026 marks a pivotal year for the regulatory upgrading of the functional food industry. The State Administration for Market Regulation launched a special campaign to rectify false publicity in health foods nationwide, clarifying that ordinary foods are prohibited from claiming health functions such as "enhancing immunity", with a maximum fine of 1 million yuan for violations; the new national standard Good Manufacturing Practice for Health Foods was officially implemented in March, comprehensively upgrading raw material control, production processes and cleaning operations, promoting the industry to move towards refinement and standardization.