On Mar. 31, 2021, China NHC opened 12 national food safety standards for public feedback, and any comments should be sent back prior to Apr. 30, 2021 via National Food Safety Standards Information System.
The exposure draft incorporates the food additives approved by notices after the publication of GB 2760-2014. Food additives rarely used are removed from GB 2760. The usage requirements of some food additives are revised, which may involve the application scope, dosage, and functions. The search mechanism of Appendix A Permitted Food Additives are optimized. Original table A.2 in 2014 version is removed and those requirements are incorporated into table A.1. After revision, all exception rules or notices could be found in table A.1 Designated spices shall be processed into food flavoring before they are used to improve the food flavor. As for the processing aid, the use of hydrogen peroxide is subject to more stringent requirement that now it has specific functions and limited application scopes.
On Mar. 31, 2021, China NHC opened 12 national food safety standards for public feedback, and any comments should be sent back prior to Apr. 30, 2021 via National Food Safety Standards Information System.