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China CFSA Opened 8 New Food Additives for Public Feedback

The application scope of galacto oligosaccharides (GOS) may expand to milk powder for children.

On Feb. 11, 2018, 7 new food additives and 1 new nutritional fortification substance were opened for public feedback by China CFSA. There is 1 new variety of food additives, 1 new variety of enzyme preparations for food industry, and 5 food additives as well as 1 nutritional fortification substance all of which have amended usage levels or expanded application scopes.

  • New variety of food additives

S/N

Name

Function

Application scope

Maximum usage limit

1

L-disodium malate

Acidity regulator

All (except food categories listed in A.3 of GB 2760-2014)

Use in moderation

  • New variety of enzyme preparations for food industry

S/N

Enzyme

Source

1

Lipase

Mucor circinelloides (also called Mucor javanicus)

  • Food additives enhanced usage level or enlarged application scopes

S/N

Name

Function

Application scope

Maximum usage limit (g/kg)

1.

Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids

Emulsifier

Western-style pastry

10.0

2

Brilliant blue

Colorant

Fish roe products

0.2

3

Lemon yellow

Colorant

Fish roe products

0.15

4

Sunset yellow

Colorant

Fish roe products

0.2

5

Carmine

Colorant

Fish roe products

0.16

  • Nutritional fortification substance

Galacto oligosaccharides (GOS, sourced from whey permeate) has been listed in GB 14880 and served as nutritional fortification substance in infant formula food and cereal-based complementary baby food. The latest announcement proposed to expand its application scope to milk powder for children with usage limit of 58.8g/kg.

S/N

Name

Application scope

Maximum usage limit

1

Galacto oligosaccharides (GOS)

modified milk powder (limit to milk powder for children)

It can be used alone or mixed-used, the total (Galacto oligosaccharides & fructo-oligose) shall not exceed 64.5g/kg.


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