5 new food additives have been approved for use by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in accordance with the Food Safety Law (Order of the President No.9) and Administrative Measures for New Food Additives (Order No.73 of MOH). Along with the approval notice released on 27 August 2012, MOH also approved an expansion of use scope and dosage for other 13 food additives, 5 food processing aids, and 8 nutritional fortification substances, besides, a supplement of quality specifications for GDL(Glucono--δ—Lactone) and raw materials sources for Protease. For detailed functions, use scope, dosage, quality specifications (production process, technical requirements, sensory requirements, physic-chemical index, etc.) and test methods of the corresponding food additives please refer to Appendix to the notice.
The food additives under new approval and adjustment are listed as below:
| Chinese name | English name | |
| 5 New food additives approved for use | 焦磷酸一氢三钠 | Trisodium monohydrogen diphosphate |
| 氧化亚氮 | Nitrous oxide | |
| 乳糖酶 | Lactase | |
| 柠檬酸钙（三水） | Calcium Citrate (Trihydrated) | |
| 右旋糖酐酶 | Dextranase | |
| 13 Food additives with an expansion of use scope and dosage | 乳酸钙 | Calcium lactate |
| 二氧化碳 | Carbon dioxide | |
| 海藻酸丙二醇酯 | Propylene glycol alginate | |
| 辣椒油树脂 | capsicum oleoresin | |
| 碳酸氢铵 | Ammonium bicarbonate | |
| 碳酸氢钠 | Sodium bicarbonate | |
| 碳酸钠 | Sodium carbonate | |
| 甜菊糖苷 | Stevioside | |
| 黄原胶 | Xanthan gum | |
| 焦磷酸二氢二钠（护色剂） | Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (color fixatives) | |
| 焦磷酸二氢二钠（膨化剂） | Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (swelling agent) | |
| 三聚磷酸钠 | Sodium tripolyphosphate | |
| 辛烯基琥珀酸淀粉钠 | Starch sodium octenylsuccinate | |
| 5 Food processing aids with an expansion of use scope and dosage | 白油（液体石蜡） | white mineral oil |
| 硫酸铜 | copper sulphate | |
| 硫酸锌 | zinc sulphate | |
| 乙酸乙酯 | ethyl actetate | |
| 聚甘油脂肪酸酯 | polyglycerol esters of fatty acid | |
| 8 Nutritional fortification substances with an expansion of use scope and dosage | 铁 | Ferrum |
| 牛磺酸 | Taurine | |
| 乳铁蛋白 | Lactoferrin | |
| 维生素A | Vitamin A | |
| 维生素C | Vitamin C | |
| 维生素D | Vitamin D | |
| 维生素B1 | Vitamin B1 | |
| 维生素B2 | Vitamin B2 | |
| 1 Food additive with a supplement to quality specifications | 葡萄糖酸-δ-内酯 | Glucono--δ—Lactone |
| 1 Food enzyme preparation with a supplement to raw materials sources | 蛋白酶 | Protease |
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