On August 14, 2024, the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued a call for public comment on four new food additives: one new food additive, one new food nutrition enhancer, and two food additives with expanded scope.

Comments are welcome until September 14, 2024. The details are as follows:

New food additive (one type)

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

The scope of use and use levels of Butylated hydroxytoluene shall comply with the provisions of GB 2760 - National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives.

This specification applies to the food additive Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT), produced from m-cresol and isobutylene through an alkylation reaction using acidic catalysts (such as concentrated sulfuric acid, sodium p-toluenesulfonate, and sodium benzenesulfonate), followed by distillation and recrystallization. All other aspects shall comply with the provisions of GB 1900 - National Food Safety Standard for the Food Additive Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT).

New food nutrition enhancer (one type)

2’-fucosyllactose, 2’-FL

The scope of use, use levels, and specifications for 2’-FL shall comply with Announcement No. 8 of 2023 by the National Health Commission (NHC), excluding Appendix C - Information on the production strain for producing 2’-fucosyllactose). The details of the production strain are as follows:

Table 1 Information on the production strain for producing 2’-fucosyllactose

^a is the donor for α-1,2-fucosyltransferase

Food additives with expanded scope (two types)

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