The Food Safety Law of the People′s Republic of China clears once again the legal status of health foods in China.Facing the new supervision situation and development opportunities for health food industries,it is necessary and important to reform the functions of old management mode,explore traditional advantages and establish innovation mechanism to promote the development of more new healthcare functions;to make them become the core motive in promoting the develop of health food industries in China.Here some helpful and referential tentative ideas are given on the basis of analyzing the historical development and current situation of healthcare function in China.