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On Feb. 18, 2021, CFSA (China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment) released two notices to consult on the use of one food raw material1 and ten new varieties of food additives2.
One food raw material: bacterial strain with expanded application scope
Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM was first approved to be used in baby foods in 20113, but it is limited to be used in foods for babies over 1 year old. The notice this time aims to expand the application scope of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM to foods for infants under 1 year old.
Up until now, the following bacterial strains have got the approval to be used in baby foods.
No. | Latin name | Strain No. | Official Links |
1 | Lactobacillus acidophilus | NCFM (limited to foods for babies over 1 year old) | |
2 | Bifidobacterium animalis | Bb-12 | |
3 | Bifidobacterium lactis | HN019/Bi-07 | |
4 | Lactobacillus rhamnosus | LGG/HN001 | |
5 | Lactobacillus reuteri | DSM17938 | |
6 | Lactobacillus fermentum | CECT5716 | |
7 | Bifidobacterium breve | M-16V | |
8 | Lactobacillus helveticus | R0052 | |
9 | Bifidobacterium infantis | R0033 | |
10 | Bifidobacterium bifidum | R0071 |
Ten new varieties of food additives
• One food additive with expanded application scope
| No. | Name | Function | Food classification No. | Food Category | Maximum usage amount (g/kg) |
| 1 | Sucralose | Sweetener | 08.03.01 | Meat products cooked in soy sauce | 0.35 |
• Nine new varieties of enzymes
The quality and specification requirements of these enzymes should follow what specified in GB 1886.174-2016 Enzymes for Food Industry4.
No. | Enzyme | Source | Donor |
1 | 4-α-glucanotransferase | Aeribacillus pallidus | — |
2 | Alpha-amylase | Aspergillus niger | Rhizomucor pusillus |
3 | Polygalacturonase | Trichoderma reesei | Aspergillus tubingensis |
4 | Pectin esterase | Trichoderma reesei | Aspergillus tubingensis |
5 | Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C | Bacillus licheniformis | Pseudomonas sp. |
6 | Phospholipase C | Bacillus licheniformis | Bacillus thuringiensis |
7 | Xylanase | Trichoderma reesei | Thermopolyspora flexuosa |
8 | Glucoamylase | Aspergillus niger | Gloeophyllum trabeum |
9 | Lipase | Trichoderma reesei | Fusarium oxysporum |
Feedback Collection
Any comments for Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM should be sent to [email protected] prior to March 18, 2021.
The feedbacks on ten new varieties of food additives should be sent to [email protected] prior to March 8, 2021.
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