On 21 October, 2021, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 11 new food additives (including food nutrition enhancers) passing the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee and now opens for public comments, including 7 new food additives and 4 food additives with expanded scope. The deadline for public comments is 18 November, 2021.
(1) New food additive
|
No |
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Maximum level (g/kg) |
Note |
|
1 |
Quinoline yellow aluminum lake |
Colorant |
05.03 |
Coatings for candy and chocolate products(only for candy) |
0.3 |
Measured as quinoline yellow |
(2) New food enzymes
|
No |
Name |
Source |
Donor |
|
1 |
β-fructofuranosidase |
Aspergillus fijiensis |
— |
|
2 |
Lactase |
Bacillus subtilis |
Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus |
|
3 |
Phytase |
Aspergillus niger |
Aspergillus tubingensis |
The quality specification requirements of enzymes should meet the requirements of the ‘National Food Safety Standard, Food Additives, Enzymes’ (GB 1886.174)
(3) Food additives with expanded scope
|
No |
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Maximum level (g/kg) |
Note |
|
1 |
Magnesium chloride |
Flavoring agent |
06.07 |
Instant rice and flour products |
Appropriate level as required in production |
— |
|
6.08 |
Frozen rice and flour products |
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12.10 |
Compound condiment |
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|
2 |
Lutein |
Colorant |
01.01.03 |
Modified milk |
0.05 |
— |
|
01.02.02 |
Flavored fermented milk |
(4) Processing aid with expanded scope
|
No |
Name |
Function |
Usage scope |
|
1 |
polyacrylamide |
Flocculating agents |
Processing technology of salt |
(5) New food nutrition enhancers
|
No |
Name |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Usage amount |
Note |
|
1 |
2′-Fucosyllactose (synthetic) |
01.03.02 |
Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children) |
1.2 g/L |
Count as the state of ready to eat, for powdery products, the level of use should be increased by times of brewing |
|
2 |
D-ribose |
13.05 |
Other special dietary foods except 13.01~13.04 (only for sports nutrition foods) |
≤33 g/kg |
— |
|
14.04.02.01 |
beverages for special uses (only for sports drinks) |
≤8.0 g/kg |
Count as the state of ready to drink |
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3 |
lnositol (Cyclohexanehexol) |
01.03.02 |
Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children) |
210 mg/kg~250 mg/kg |
— |
|
14.02.03 |
Fruit /vegetable juice(meat) beverages (including fermented products) |
60 mg/kg~120 mg/kg |
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14.04.02.02 |
Flavored drink |
60 mg/kg~120 mg/kg |
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13.0 |
Foods for special dietary uses |
Refer to relevant standards for special dietary foods |
(6) Food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope
|
No |
Name |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Usage scope |
Note |
|
1 |
Vitamin K (Vitamin K2) |
01.03.02 |
Modified milk powder(Milk powder for children, pregnant and puerpera are excluded) |
340 μg/kg ~680 μg/kg |
— |
|
13.03 |
Formula foods for special medical purposes (excepted for those mentioned in 13.01) |
Refer to the regulation of vitamin K1 in GB 29922 |
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