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China's CFSA Collecting Public Comments on Six New Food Additives

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The safety and technical significance of six new food additives – peroxidase, xylanase, 3’-Sialyllactose sodiumsalt, Lacto-N-neotetraose, Magnesium oxide, and Hydrogen peroxide – have been reviewed by an expert review committee, and public comments are welcomed.

Please send your comments and suggestions by e-mail to zqyj@cfsa.net.cn before November 24, 2014.  This is based on the Measures for the Administration of New Food Additives and Provisions for the Declaration and Acceptance of New Food Additives.

Details are as follows:

New food additives (two types)

S.N.

Enzyme

Source

Donor

1

Eroxidase

Aspergillus niger

Marasmius scorodonius

2

Xylanase

Aspergillus niger

Rasamsonia emersonii

Specifications: The quality specification requirements of enzyme preparations for the food industry should be in line with the Provisions of the National Standard for Food Safety Food Additives Enzyme Preparations for Food Industry (GB1886.174).

New food nutrition enhancers (two types)

1. 3’-Sialyllactose sodium salt

Usage level and application scope:

Food category number

Food category/

name

Maximum level (g/kg)

Note

01.03.02

Modified milk powder (for children only)

0.06-0.28gL (in pure product, in ready-to-eat state, powdered products converted to use according to the multiplication of brewing)

When mixed with 2'-fucosyl lactose, lactose-N-neotetraose, oligogalactose, oligofructose, polyfructose, raffinose, the total amount of these substances does not exceed 64.5 g/kg.

13.01.01

Infant formula

13.01.02

Formula for older infants and toddlers

13.01.03

Infant formula for special medical purposes

Specifications: This quality specification applies to the nutrition enhancer 3' Sialyllactose sodium salt produced by fermentation, purification, drying, and other processes using lactose and other raw materials.The production bacteria of 3'Sialyllactose sodium salt shall be evaluated for safety and meet the requirements of Appendix D.

2. Lacto-N-neotetraose, LNnT

Usage level and application scope:

Nutrition enhancer

Source

Donor

Lacto-N-neotetraose

Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

Neisseria spp.

Helicobacter spp.

Note: The usage level, application scope, and specifications of Lacto-N-neotetraose must comply with Announcement No. 8 of 2023 by the National Health Commission (NHC), excluding Appendix C - Information on the production strain for producing Lacto-N-neotetraose).

Food additives with expanded usage level (one type)

S.N.

Name

Food category number

Food category/ name

Maximum level (g/kg)

Note

1

Magnesium oxide

04.01.01.02

Surface-treated fresh fruits (citrus only)

Use as much as needed for production

 

Food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope (one type)

S.N.

Name

Function

Application scope

1

Hydrogen peroxide

desulfurizer

yeast-derived products processing

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