Discussion on advantages and law location of health food in China / 中华中医药杂志

Health food has been used for a long history in our country,and it has unique advantages and is an important part of national medical care delivery in China. Up to now,its use is not under administration of food safety law. This article analyzes the differences among health food,drug and common food,the advantages in theory,resource,safety and compatibility of health food,the laws and regulations of health food published by government,and the status of health food industry,in order to demonstrate the importance and urgency of health food being administrated under food safety law,for the purpose of obtaining the academic and legal consensus.