As revealed by the notice [1] released on June 2, 2020, 53 new ingredients were approved by China’s NHC, including 4 new food raw materials, 21 new food additives and 28 new FCM additives.
4 New Food Raw Materials
Serial No. | Food Raw Material | Notes |
1 | Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 | Approved to be used in infant food |
2 | Bifidobacterium infantis R0033 | |
3 | Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071 | |
4 | Penthorum chinense Pursh. | Unsuitable consumer groups should be labeled (includes infant, young children, children, pregnant women and breast feeding women) |
21 New Food Additives
1 new variety of food additive
Serial No. | Name | Food Category |
1 | Sanzan Gum | Meat sausage, fruit and vegetable juice (syrup) drinks, vegetable protein drinks |
13 new varieties of enzymes
Serial No. | Name | Serial No. | Name |
1 | Arabinofuranosidase | 8 | Carboxypeptidase |
2 | Polygalacturonase | 9 | Lipase (from the source “Aspergillus niger”) |
3 | Pectinlyase | 10 | Alpha-amylase |
4 | Maltotetraohydrolase | 11 | Protease |
5 | Xylanase | 12 | Glucose isomerase |
6 | Alpha-glucosidase | 13 | Lipase (from the source “Hansenula polymorpha”) |
7 | Lactase | / |
7 food ingredients with expanded application scope
Serial No. | Category | Name |
1 | Food additive | Calcium sulfate |
2 | Rosemary extract | |
3 | Steviol glycosides | |
4 | Acesulfame potassium | |
5 | Vegetable carbon, carbon black | |
6 | Processing aid | Phosphoric acid |
7 | Nutritional fortification substances | Seleno-k-carrageenan (Can be used in modified milk powder for children) |
28 new FCM additives
7 new varieties of FCM additives
Serial No. | Name | Serial No. | Name |
1 | Zinc caprylate | 5 | Copolymer of 1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylic anhydride, 4,4’-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and 3,3’-dimethyl-4,4’-biphenylene diisocyanate |
2 | Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl group-terminated, diesters with poly(2-oxepanone), diacetates | 6 | Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, Me hydrogen, reaction products with vinyl group terminated di-Me siloxanes |
3 | Polymer of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, dimer acid and trimellitic anhydride | 7 | Polymer of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, sebacic acid, terephthalic acid and trimellitic anhydride |
4 | Nepheline syenite | / |
8 FCM additives with expanded application scope
Serial No. | Name | Serial No. | Name |
1 | Wollastonite | 5 | Polymer sodium salts of 2-acrylic acid and 2-acrylamide |
2 | Erucamide; cis-13-Docosenamide | 6 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with ethyl 2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid |
3 | 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane | 7 | C.I. Disperse Violet 26; Disperse Violet H-FRL; 1,4-diamino-2,3-diphenoxyanthraquinone |
4 | 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,4-butanediol and α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,4-butanediyl) | 8 | Glass fiber |
10 new varieties of resins
Serial No. | Name | Serial No. | Name |
1 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate and methyl 2-propenoate | 6 | 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, (2E,4E)-, polymer with 1,4-benzenediol, 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, ethyl 2-propenoate, 4,4’-methylenebis[2,6-dimethylphenol], methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid and 2-propenoic acid, reaction products with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol |
2 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, ethenyl acetate and 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate | 7 | 5-Isobenzofurancarboxylic acid, 1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxo-, polymer with 1,2-ethanediol |
3 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with ethenyl acetate and 2-ethylhexyl 2-propenoate | 8 | Formaldehyde, polymer with 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol and bisphenol A |
4 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, polymer with ethenyl acetate | 9 | Polymer of ethylene glycol, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester and adipic acid |
5 | 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanoland 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol | 10 | 1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,4-butanediol, terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester and hexanedioic acid |
3 resins with expanded application scope
Serial No. | Name | Serial No. | Name |
1 | 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, oxiranylmethyl ester, polymer with chloroethene and ethenyl acetate | 3 | Styrene polymer with 1,3-butadiene, hydrogenated |
2 | Vinyl acetate, polymer with vinyl chloride, fumaric acid and glycidyl methacrylate | / |
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