Work Plan for the “Protecting Growth” Initiative on the Safety Supervision of Infant and Young Child Complementary Foods.

This Work Plan for the “Protecting Growth” Initiative on the Safety Supervision of Infant and Young Child Complementary Foods is a policy document at the national level issued by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation. The Plan aims to strengthen the safety regulation of complementary foods for infants and young children aged 6–36 months, including cereal-based complementary foods, canned complementary foods, and nutritional supplements. It seeks to improve product quality and safety through stricter licensing, enhanced inspections, stronger enforcement, digital supervision, and coordinated governance, with the objective of establishing a more standardized, orderly, and secure market environment by the end of 2026.
The Plan requires stricter production licensing reviews, compliance with new national standards, strengthened food safety management systems, HACCP implementation, product traceability, recall mechanisms, and enhanced control of commissioned production. It prohibits misleading health-related claims and the use of certain ingredients, including honey, irradiated raw materials, and hydrogenated oils. The Plan also increases inspection and sampling frequency, strengthens oversight of online sales, promotes “Internet + AI” supervision, and provides for stricter penalties and coordinated enforcement against food safety violations.