New Regulations Reshape Industry Landscape: Zhengzhou Linnuo Pharmaceutical Leads High-Quality Development in Food Contract Manufacturing with Compliance-Oriented Intelligent Manufacturing

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation officially issued the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Food Contract Manufacturing (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), which will come into force on December 1, 2026. The introduction of this regulation marks a new stage of clear accountability and a complete supervision system in China's food contract manufacturing sector. It will completely reverse the extensive model of "only authorization, no management" adopted by some enterprises in the past, and drive the industry to transform from "OEM labeling" to high-quality development featuring "shared responsibility and co-creation of value". As an established enterprise deeply engaged in the field of functional foods and health products, Zhengzhou Linnuo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has seized the initiative in the industry transformation with its forward-looking compliance layout and full-chain intelligent manufacturing capabilities, providing brand owners with safe, efficient and compliant contract manufacturing solutions.

 

New Regulations Clarify Accountability Boundaries, Compliance Becomes Core Competitiveness of the Industry

For a long time, the food contract manufacturing industry has occasionally encountered quality disputes and safety hazards due to vague accountability and inadequate supervision. Some brand owners excessively pursued profits and failed to effectively control the production links of contract manufacturers. The core breakthrough of the Measures this time is to establish the principle that "the entrusting party is fully responsible for food safety, and the entrusted party is responsible for production behaviors", building a full-chain closed-loop supervision system.

The Measures clearly require that both entrusting and entrusted parties shall possess corresponding qualifications in accordance with the law, sign a written contract detailing food safety responsibilities, and report to the local regulatory authorities within 10 working days after the contract is concluded. The entrusting party shall conduct full-process supervision over the entrusted party's raw material control, production links, inspection and sample retention through on-site residence, inspections and other methods, and shall not reduce statutory responsibilities through contractual clauses. In addition, pre-packaged food labels must clearly mark the information of the entrusting and entrusted parties to achieve traceable product traceability. These provisions not only clean up gray areas in the industry, but also provide a fair competition environment for compliant enterprises, forcing the industry to accelerate reshuffling.

 

Zhengzhou Linnuo Pharmaceutical’s Multi-Dimensional Layout Builds a Strong Fortress for Compliance-Oriented Intelligent Manufacturing

Facing the requirements of the new industry regulations, Linnuo Pharmaceutical has completed a forward-looking layout long ago. With "compliance as the foundation and intelligent manufacturing as the core", the company has built a full-chain capability system covering R&D, production, quality control and services, becoming a trusted contract manufacturing partner for brand owners.

In terms of compliance management and control, Linnuo Pharmaceutical strictly implements the requirements of the Measures, establishes a dual qualification verification mechanism, and strictly checks the qualification filing of entrusting parties and its own production license scope to ensure full compliance in the cooperation process. The company has revised and improved the contract system for contract manufacturing, clarifying the rights and responsibilities of both parties in raw material procurement, production supervision, risk disposal and other aspects. At the same time, it has established an information-based reporting system to ensure timely connection with regulatory authorities in the links of contract conclusion, content modification and termination, realizing compliance and transparency.

In terms of intelligent manufacturing, relying on pharmaceutical-grade production standards, Linnuo Pharmaceutical has built a 100,000-class purification workshop, equipped with automated production lines such as intelligent filling, low-temperature freeze-drying and microencapsulation. It can flexibly undertake contract manufacturing needs for multi-dosage form functional foods such as capsules, gummies, powders and oral liquids. Aiming at industry pain points such as active retention of functional ingredients and taste optimization, the company has set up a professional R&D team, collaborated with university laboratories to tackle process problems, and achieved seamless connection from formula customization, laboratory and pilot tests to mass production and delivery. Conventional orders can be delivered quickly in 7-15 days, balancing efficiency and quality.

In terms of quality control and traceability, Linnuo Pharmaceutical has established a three-level raw material access and full-chain traceability system, selects authentic raw material suppliers, and realizes real-time query of raw material planting, processing and transportation information through blockchain technology. There are 32 quality inspection checkpoints set up in the production link, equipped with professional food safety management personnel, and the sample retention and inspection system is strictly implemented. The storage period of inspection records far exceeds industry standards to ensure that each batch of products meets food safety requirements.

Seize Industry Opportunities to Build a High-Quality Value Chain Together

Although the implementation of the Measures will increase enterprise management costs in the short term, in the long run, it will promote the industry to abandon the extensive growth model and transform to value growth centered on quality and safety. For brand owners, choosing contract manufacturers with strong compliance capabilities and high intelligent manufacturing levels has become the key to avoiding risks and enhancing brand credibility.

The person in charge of Zhengzhou Linnuo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. stated that as a functional food contract manufacturing enterprise rooted in Zhengzhou and radiating globally, the company will take the implementation of the new regulations as an opportunity to further upgrade its compliance management system and digital supervision capabilities, providing entrusting parties with one-stop services including "formula R&D + compliance filing + intelligent production + quality control and traceability". In the future, Zhengzhou Linnuo Pharmaceutical will continue to deepen the contract manufacturing track, empower product upgrading with technological innovation, safeguard consumer safety with strict compliance, join hands with industrial chain partners to build a transparent, responsible and sustainable food contract manufacturing value chain, and boost the high-quality development of the industry.