Regulatory Issues Regarding Products that Serve both as Food and Medicine, and Potential Solutions

Han Wang; Deqi Xian

doi:10.47297/wspjclrWSP2516-249719.20261002

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Regulatory Issues Regarding Products that Serve both as Food and Medicine, and Potential Solutions

Volume 10, Issue 2

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Regulatory Issues Regarding Products that Serve both as Food and Medicine, and Potential Solutions
Regulatory Issues Regarding Products that Serve both as Food and Medicine, and Potential Solutions
Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China
Vol. 10, Issue 2, Pages: 106-110(2026)
Online First：24 July 2026，

Published：30 June 2026
DOI：10.47297/wspjclrWSP2516-249719.20261002
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Wang Han,Xian Deqi.Regulatory Issues Regarding Products that Serve both as Food and Medicine, and Potential Solutions[J].Journal of Commercial Law Review,2026,10(02):106-110.
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Wang Han,Xian Deqi.Regulatory Issues Regarding Products that Serve both as Food and Medicine, and Potential Solutions[J].Journal of Commercial Law Review,2026,10(02):106-110. DOI： 10.47297/wspjclrWSP2516-249719.20261002.

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Abstract

Products that serve both as food and medicine possess dual attributes of both categories. However

this dual nature of "being both edible and medicinal" creates a fundamental conflict with the current regulatory framework that separates food from pharmaceuticals

severely hindering innovation and high-quality development in related industries. This paper argues that the key to resolving this dilemma lies in abandoning a one-size-fits-all regulatory approach. The primary task is to improve legal frameworks and industry standards; secondly

by refining compliance guidelines to clarify operational boundaries and establishing a tiered

categorized regulatory mechanism based on corporate credibility; finally

promoting a transformation of the regulatory system toward specialization

collaboration

and intelligence

thereby fostering a social governance framework that includes consumer education and industry self-regulation.

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