China Approves Three New Bacterial Cultures in Foods

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Staphylococcus vitulinus, Staphylococcus xylosus, and Staphylococcus carnosus have been approved to be used in food as leavening agents.

On April 22, 2016, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China (NHFPC) announced the approval of three new bacterial cultures permitted in foods, including Staphylococcus vitulinus, Staphylococcus xylosus, and Staphylococcus carnosus.

These three newly approved bacterial cultures have been included in the “list of bacterial cultures permitted in foods”, bringing the total number of approved bacterial cultures to 38 (see all the bacterial cultures permitted in foods in CL F-List Section).

These three bacterial cultures are used in food fermentation industry as leavening agents to improve the stability of fermented food and shorten the production period.

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China NHFPC No.4 (2016) Announcement