China's top medical and food quality watchdog has warned customers about the consumption of so-called brain-care food, the Beijing Times reported.

Amid the approaching senior high school and college entrance exams, China's State Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that the country has never approved any health food with the self-alleged function to boost the consumer's brainpower or to raise his intelligence. It added that those of authorized availability, are mainly used to improve the consumers' memory, reduce physical fatigue and boost the immune system. They, do not stimulate, let alone increase, brainpower.

The SFDA cautioned consumers, especially the younger generations, against health care foodstuff, for these sometimes contain materials unfit for adolescents.

The watchdog also emphasized that health food should by no means be a replacement for any type of medical treatment.

(China.org.cn May 14, 2012)

《京華時報》報道，國家食品藥品監督管理局提醒消費者謹慎使用所謂的“補腦”食品。

在中考、高考即將來臨之際，國家食藥監局周四表示，我國從未批準過補腦、提高智商等功能的保健食品，并稱國家批準的改善記憶、緩解體力疲勞、增強免疫力等功能的保健食品不適用于補腦或者提高智商。

國家食藥監局提醒消費者，特別是青少年，要謹慎對待保健食品，有些保健食品原料不太適合年輕人使用。

食藥監局還強調，保健品從任何角度都不能替代醫藥治療。