On Dec. 08, 2021, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) opened five new varieties of food additives and one new food raw material for public feedback. Any comment about the five new food additives can be sent to zqyj@cfsa.net.cn prior to Dec. 30, 2021. Comment regarding to the new food raw material can be sent to xspyl@cfsa.net.cn before Jan. 08, 2022.
1. Five New Food Additive Varieties
Two new enzyme preparations
Enzyme | Source | Donor |
Phospholipase A1 | Aspergillus niger | Talaromyces leycettanus |
Glucose oxidase | Aspergillus niger | Penicillium chrysogenum |
Two food additives with expanded application scope
Name | Function | Food Category Number | Food Category | Maximum Usage (g/kg) | Notes |
Tomato red | Colorant | 09.02.03 | Frozen minced fish products(including fish ball, etc.) | 0.08 | Calculated as Lycopene |
09.04 | Cooked aquatic products (directly edible) | ||||
Sucralose | Sweetener | 01.06.04 | Reprocessed cheese | 0.2 | / |
One processing aid with expanded application scope
Chinese Name | English Name | Function | Application Scope |
聚二甲基硅氧烷及其乳液 | Polydimethyl siloxane | Antifoaming agent | It can be used in the processing of processed yeast products. (The maximum level is 0.1g/kg, calculated as PDMS) |
2. One New Food Raw Material
Chinese Name | Latin Name | Basic Information | Quality Requirements | Notes |
莱茵衣藻 | Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | Species family: Chlamydomonas, Chlamydomonaceae | Appearance: green powder Protein content ≥ 30.0% Polysaccharides content ≥ 10.0% | 1. Foods for infants and young children are excluded from the application scope. 2. Food safety indicators shall follow the requirements in China's GB standard for algae and algae products (GB 19643-2016). |
Check China Food Additives Database and China Approved New Food Raw Materials for the full list of permitted food ingredients in China.
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