Are there any restrictions on food additives for sale?

There are restrictions on food additives for sale. According to Article 39 of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the state implements a licensing system for the production of food additives. Engaging in the production of food additives requires obtaining a production license, but the sale of food additives is not explicitly included in the scope of obtaining a license. However, the sale of food additives still requires ensuring that the products comply with relevant standards and may require the development of enterprise standards and filing. In addition, when food additives for sale, it is necessary to ensure that the products meet relevant food hygiene requirements and comply with the provisions of the National Food Safety Standards for Food Additive Labeling and the National Food Safety Standards for Compound Food Additives.
Specific restrictions include:
Labeling requirements: The labeling of food additives must comply with the provisions of the "National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Labeling Food Additives" and the "National Food Safety Standard General Rules for Compound Food Additives".
Prohibition of selling illegal additives: It is strictly prohibited to sell food additives without Chinese labels, labels that do not comply with Chinese laws and standards, expired or have sensory abnormalities.
Prohibition of false advertising: It is strictly prohibited to label or claim that non edible substances that may be illegally added to food announced by regulatory authorities are "edible", "food grade", or described as usable in specific food and its processing technology.
Other restrictions: It is strictly prohibited to display and sell essence for food with the functions of "replacing preservative", "sterilizing", "bleaching" and "disinfection", and display and sell food ingredients that do not meet food safety standards with the gimmicks of "cleaning label artifact" and "cleaning label formula".