On October 26, 2022, MHLW released an amendment to the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act, which mainly added Calcium L-Tartrate as a designated additive with its specification and uses standard. This revision is implemented as of the release date on October 26, 2022.
Calcium L-Tartrate | |
Specification standard | • Alias: Calcium d -Tartrate • Molecular formula: C4H4CaO6・nH2O (n=2 or 4) • molecular weight: 2 Hydrate: 244.18 4 Hydrate: 260.21 Calcium (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate dihydrate Calcium (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate tetrahydrate [58 92-21-7]
Others requirements (including the character, confirmation test, purity test, etc.,) |
Use standard | It can only be used in wine, and the maximum limit is 2.0g/L. |
Notably, the amendment also mentioned that potassium ferrocyanide could be used for wine in addition to salt. The content of potassium ferrocyanide must not exceed 0.001g per litre of wine as anhydrous potassium ferrocyanide.
Besides, the MHLW also issued a Notice for the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act, seeking comments from the public. According to the proposal, MHLW is planning to increase food categories that do not require a license for sealed packaging food manufacturing, such as tea substitutes (limited to dried products), dried mushrooms, dried cereals, dried, dried nuts, dried seeds, salt and cooked roux.
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