NHFPC has announced the approval of four materials as new food additives in April, which are ε-polylysine, ε-poly-L-lysine٠HCl, vegetable activated carbon and 5-pentyl-3H-furan-2-one. In the same Announcement the application scope of two food additives, namely sulphuric acid and ferrous sulfate, has been extended as well.
Newly Approved Food Additives
Name | Chinese | ε-聚赖氨酸 | |
English | ε-polylysine | ||
Application Scope & Maximum Level | Baking Products 0.15g/kg | Cooked Meat Products 0.25g/kg | Fruit and vegetable juice 0.2g/L |
Name | Chinese | ε-聚赖氨酸盐酸盐 |
English | ε-poly-L-lysine٠HCl | |
Application Scipe & Maximum Level | Fruit, vegetable, beans and edible mushrooms 0.30g/kg | |
Rice and its products 0.25g/kg | ||
Wheat flour and its products 0.30g/kg | ||
Grain products 0.40g/kg | ||
Meat and its products 0.30g/kg | ||
Condiment 0.50g/kg | ||
Beverages 0.20g/kg | ||
Name | Chinese | 植物活性炭（稻壳活性炭） |
English | Vegetable activated carbon（Rice husk activated carbon） | |
Application Scope | Oil processing | |
Name | Chinese | 5-戊基-3H-呋喃-2-酮 |
English | 5-Pentyl-3H-furan-2-one | |
Function | Flavoring | |
Extended application scope of two food additives
Name | Sulphuric acid | Ferrous sulfate |
Function | Flocculant | - |
Food classification No. | - | 04.04.02 |
Food name | - | Fermented soy (Stinky tofu only) |
Maximum level | - | 0.15g/kg |
Application scope | Dairy products processing | - |
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