By the end of December 2022, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) issued three announcements (No. 1 of 2022, No. 2 of 2022, No. 5 of 2022) in the form of "Three New Foods" with 75 products approved, including new food raw materials (novel food), new food additives and food-related products (new food contact substances). Among them, 32 kinds of new food additives (including expanded use) were approved.
According to the NHC and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) websites, in 2022, a total of 97 new food additives applications were accepted, and 45 new food additives (including expanded use) passed the technical evaluation and were issued for public comments.
This article provides you with detailed information about the acceptance and approval of new food additives in China in 2022.
1. List of new food additives applications in 2022 (97 types)
In 2022, a total of 97 new food additives (including expanded use) applications were accepted by the NHC. Since the acceptance code all begin with "衛食添新申字", there is no distinction between domestic and imported products.
Several applications among them were issued rejection decisions: yellow pigment was rejected on March 8, 2022 . Rebaudioside A, steviol glycosides, stevia extract, 6S-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium, serine protease and pyrrolidine -[1,2e] -4h-2, 4-dimethyl-1,3, 5-dithiazide were rejected on August 16, 2022. Nucleotide was rejected on September 14, 2022. Isomerized lactose (衛食添新申字(2022)第0041號 and 衛食添新申字(2022)第0042號), ammonium glycyrrhizinate were rejected on September 30, 2022 . Xylanase was rejected on October 9, 2022 . Sucralos, acesulfame potassium, mycelium extract of Cordyceps sinensis, curdlan, rock mineral selenium, gardenia yellow, riboflavin, monopotassium and tripotassium glycyrrhizinate, potassium bitartarate and vanillin (fermentation) were rejected on December 12, 2022 . L-Alanine, nisin and tomato red were rejected on January 28, 2023 .
No. |
Acceptance date |
Acceptance Code |
Name of New Food Additives |
1 |
2022.01.06 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0001號 |
Carboxypeptidase |
2 |
2022.01.10 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0002號 |
Monascus yellow pigment |
3 |
2022.01.30 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0003號 |
Carmine cochineal |
4 |
2022.02.11 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0004號 |
Rebaudioside A |
5 |
2022.02.11 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0005號 |
Stevia glycosides |
6 |
2022.02.11 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0006號 |
Stevia extract |
7 |
2022.02.16 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0007號 |
Magnesium stearate |
8 |
2022.03.03 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0008號 |
L-alanine |
9 |
2022.03.07 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0009號 |
Xylanase |
10 |
2022.03.07 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0010號 |
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11 |
2022.03.08 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0011號 |
L-leucine |
12 |
2022.03.08 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0012號 |
L-isoleucine |
13 |
2022.03.08 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0013號 |
L-valine |
14 |
2022.03.21 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0014號 |
6S-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium |
15 |
2022.04.02 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0015號 |
Maltose alpha-amylase |
16 |
2022-04-26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0016號 |
Lactase (beta-galactosidase) |
17 |
2022.04.28 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0017號 |
Phospholipase A2 |
18 |
2022.05.10 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0018號 |
Serine protease |
19 |
2022.05.10 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0019號 |
Serine protease |
20 |
2022.05.10 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0020號 |
Xylanase |
21 |
2022.05.23 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0021號 |
2-hexyl pyridine |
22 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0022號 |
L-cystine |
23 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0023號 |
L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate |
24 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0024號 |
L-lysine acetate |
25 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0025號 |
L-histidine |
26 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0026號 |
L-threonine |
27 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0027號 |
L-cysteine hydrochloride |
28 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0028號 |
L-cysteine |
29 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0029號 |
L-phenylalanine |
30 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0030號 |
L-lysine hydrochloride |
31 |
2022.05.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0031號 |
L- histidine hydrochloride monohydrate |
32 |
2022.05.27 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0032號 |
Pyrrolidino -[1,2e] -4h-2,4-dimethyl-1,3,5-dithiazide |
33 |
2022.06.02 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0033號 |
D-psicose 3-epimerase |
34 |
2022.06.09 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0034號 |
Rock mineral selenium |
35 |
2022.06.13 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0035號 |
L-selenomethyl selenocysteine |
36 |
2022.06.13 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0036號 |
Ammonium glycyrrhizinate |
37 |
2022.06.13 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0037號 |
Acesulfame potassium |
38 |
2022.06.20 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0038號 |
Magnesium lactate |
39 |
2022.06.28 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0039號 |
Sodium acetate |
40 |
2022.06.28 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0040號 |
Fumaric acid |
41 |
2022.07.04 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0041號 |
Isomerized lactose |
42 |
2022.07.04 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0042號 |
Isomerized lactose |
43 |
2022.07.06 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0043號 |
Nucleotide |
44 |
2022.07.11 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0044號 |
Sucralose |
45 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0045號 |
L-serine |
46 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0046號 |
L-Aspartic acid |
47 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0047號 |
L(-)-Proline |
48 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0048號 |
L-lysine-l-glutamic acid dihydrate |
49 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0049號 |
L-citrulline |
50 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0050號 |
L-potassium glutamate monohydrate |
51 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0051號 |
L-glutamic acid |
52 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0052號 |
L-glutamine |
53 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0053號 |
L-lysine-L-aspartic acid |
54 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0054號 |
L-ornithine hydrochloride |
55 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0055號 |
N-acetyl-L-cysteine |
56 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0056號 |
Glycine |
57 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0057號 |
L-lysine monohydrate |
58 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0058號 |
L-calcium glutamate tetrahydrate |
59 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0059號 |
L-magnesium aspartate dihydrate |
60 |
2022.07.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0060號 |
Sodium N-cyclohexyl sulfamate (Also called cyclamate) |
61 |
2022.07.13 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0061號 |
Potassium glycyrrhizinate |
62 |
2022.07.13 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0062號 |
Tripotassium glycyrrhizinate |
63 |
2022.07.15 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0063號 |
lysophospholipase |
64 |
2022.07.15 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0064號 |
Potassium hydrogen tartrate |
65 |
2022.08.12 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0065號 |
vitamin E |
66 |
2022.08.17 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0066號 |
gardenia yellow |
67 |
2022.08.17 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0067號 |
Riboflavin |
68 |
2022.08.23 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0068號 |
L- lysine |
69 |
2022.08.30 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0069號 |
Curdlan |
70 |
2022.09.02 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0070號 |
Mycelial fermentation of Cordyceps sinensis |
71 |
2022.09.05 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0071號 |
Vanillin (fermentation) |
72 |
2022.09.14 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0072號 |
Cellulase |
73 |
2022.09.29 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0073號 |
Tomato red |
74 |
2022.10.26 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0074號 |
Nisin |
75 |
2022.10.31 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0075號 |
Taurine |
76 |
2022.10.31 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0076號 |
Vitamin B1 |
77 |
2022.10.31 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0077號 |
Vitamin B2 |
78 |
2022.11.01 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0078號 |
Serine protease |
79 |
2022.11.01 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0079號 |
beta-galactosidase |
80 |
2022.11.04 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0080號 |
L-alanine |
81 |
2022.11.04 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0081號 |
Ascorbyl palmitate (enzymatic method) |
82 |
2022.11.04 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0082號 |
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83 |
2022.11.11 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0083號 |
Ethyl acetate |
84 |
2022.11.11 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0084號 |
Dichloromethane |
85 |
2022.11.15 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0085號 |
2’-fucosyllactose |
86 |
2022.11.16 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0086號 |
beta-glucanase |
87 |
2022.11.29 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0087號 |
Apple polyphenol |
88 |
2022.11.29 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0088號 |
hydroxytyrosol |
89 |
2022.11.29 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0089號 |
Monascus red |
90 |
2022.12.06 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0090號 |
Sanzan gum |
91 |
2022.12.06 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0091號 |
Sanzan gum |
92 |
2022.12.06 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0092號 |
Sanzan gum |
93 |
2022.12.13 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0093號 |
Sanzan gum |
94 |
2022.12.19 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0094號 |
Monascus yellow pigment |
95 |
2022.12.19 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0095號 |
sulfate |
96 |
2022.12.20 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0096號 |
Carnauba wax |
97 |
2022.12.20 |
衛食添新申字(2022)第0097號 |
Bees wax |
2. List of new food additives issued for public comments in 2022 (45 types)
In 2022, 45 new food additives passed the technical review of the CFSA and were issued for public comments, including 13 new food enzymes, three new food processing aids (including expanded use), one new flavor for food, 16 new nutrition enhancers, four existing nutrition enhancers with expanded use, one new food additive and seven existing food additives with expanded use.
Among them, carmine cochineal, aminopeptidase, xylanase, carboxypeptidase, phospholipase A2, lactase (beta-galactosidase), and D-psicose 3-epimerase which were accepted in 2022, the other seven products applications were accepted by NHC in 2021.
2.1 List of new food enzymes (13 types)
No |
Name |
Source |
Donor |
Approval status (By the end of December 2022) |
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1 |
β-glucanase |
Bacillus subtilis |
Bacillus subtilis |
Accepted on September 17, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0040號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
2 |
Protease |
Bacillus subtilis |
Alkalihalobacillus clausii |
Its acceptance information could not be confirmed. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
3 |
Trehalase |
Trichoderma reesei |
Trichoderma reesei |
Accepted on September 17, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0041號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
4 |
Lactase |
Aspergillus niger |
Aspergillus oryzae |
Accepted on November 9, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0053號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 15, 2022, and officially approved on September 7, 2022, according to No. 5 of 2022. |
5 |
Aminopeptidase |
Aspergillus oryza |
Aspergillus oryza |
Accepted on March 7, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0010號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on July 1, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
6 |
Xylanase |
Bacillus licheniformis |
Bacillus licheniformis |
Accepted on March 7, 2022, Acceptance number:衛食添新申字(2022)第0009號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on July 1, 2022, It has not been officially approved. |
7 |
Carboxypeptidase |
Aspergillus oryzae |
Aspergillus oryza |
Accepted on January 6, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0001號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on July 1, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
8 |
Deaminase |
Aspergillus oryza |
- |
Accepted on April 30, 2020, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2020)第0020號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on July 1, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
9 |
Protease |
Trichoderma reesei |
Malbranchea sulfurea |
Its acceptance information could not be confirmed. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
10 |
Phospholipase A2 |
Trichoderma reesei |
Aspergillus fumigatus |
Accepted on April 28, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0017號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
11 |
Maltogenic amylase |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Geobacillus stearothermophilus |
Its acceptance information could not be confirmed. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
12 |
Lactase(beta-galactosidase) |
Papiliotrema terrestris |
- |
Accepted on April 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0016號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
13 |
D-psicose 3-epimeras |
Bacillus subtil |
Ruminococcus sp. CAG55 |
Accepted on June 2, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0033號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
Note: The quality specification of enzymes should meet the requirements of the "National Food Safety Standard, Food Additives and Enzyme" (GB 1886.174).
2.2 List of new food processing aid (one type)
No |
Name |
Function |
Food name/category |
Maximum level in grams per kilogram (g/kg) |
Approval Status (By the end of December 2022) |
1 |
Sodium sulfide pentahydrate |
Deacidizing agent, decolorizing agent, settling agent |
Salt production process |
0.065 |
Accepted on July 7, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0030號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
2.3 List of existing food processing aids with expanded use (two types)
No |
Name |
Function |
Usage scope |
Approval Status (By the end of December 2022) |
1 |
Polydimethyl siloxane and emulsion |
Antifoaming agent |
Collagen casings processing technology |
Its acceptance information could not be confirmed. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on July 1, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
2 |
Magnesium stearate |
Lubricant, release agent, anti-sticking agent |
Effervescent tablet pressing process |
Accepted on February 16, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0007號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on July 1, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
2.4 List of new flavor (one type)
No |
Name |
Function |
Food name/category |
Maximum level grams per liter (g/L) |
Approval Status (By the end of June 2022) |
1 |
2-hexylpyridine |
flavoring |
Used in various foods after being formulated into flavors (Except for the food category in Table B1 of GB 2760-2014) |
Appropriate level as required in production |
Accepted on May 23, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0021號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
2.5 List of new food nutrition enhancers (16 types)
No |
Name |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Maximum level |
Approval Status (By the end of December 2022) |
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1 |
2'- fucosyllactose |
01.03.02 |
Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children) |
0.7-2.4 g/L (Count as pure products. In terms of ready-to-eat state, for powdery products, the level of use should be increased by brewing time.) When mixed with Lacto-N-neotetraose, oligo-galactose, oligofructose, polyfructose and raffinose, the total amount of 2'- fucosyllactoseshall must not exceed 64.5 (g/kg) |
Accepted on October 18, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0048號, and accepted on November 3, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0050號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 15, 2022 and October 28, 2022, It has not been officially approved. |
13.01.01 |
Infant formula foods |
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13.01.02 |
Older infants and young children formula |
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13.01.03 |
Infant formula food for special medical purposes |
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2 |
L-alanine |
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Accepted on March 3, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0008號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on July 1, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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3 |
L-Arginine Hydrochloride |
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Accepted on November 16, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0055號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on July 1, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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4 |
L-selenomethyl selenocysteine |
The application range and dosage of L-Se-methyl selenocysteine are consistent with the provisions of selenium approved in GB14880 "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Nutrition Enhancer". |
Accepted on June 13, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0035號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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5 |
L-Cysteine |
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Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0028號; Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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6 |
L-Cysteine Hydrochloride Monohydrate |
Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0023號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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7 |
L-cysteine hydrochloride |
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Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0027號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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8 |
L-Cystine |
Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0022號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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9 |
L-Histidine |
Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0025號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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10 |
L-Histidine Hydrochloride Monohydrate |
Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0031號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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11 |
L-Lysine Hydrochloride |
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Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0030號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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12 |
L-Lysine acetate |
Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0024號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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13 |
L-Phenylalanine |
Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0029號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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14 |
L-Threonine |
Accepted on May 26, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0026號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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15 |
Lacto-N-neotetraose |
01.03.02 |
Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children) |
0.2-0.6 g/L (Count as pure products – ready-to-eat state, for powdery products, the level of use should be increased by the brewing time) When mixed with 2’-FL , oligo-galactose, oligofructose, polyfructose and raffinose, the total amount of Lacto-N-neotetraose must not exceed 64.5 g/kg |
Accepted on October 18, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0049號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
13.01.01 |
Infant formula foods |
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13.01.02 |
Older infants and young children formula |
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13.01.03 |
Infant formula food for special medical purposes |
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16 |
Magnesium lactate |
The application range and dosage of magnesium lactate are consistent with the provisions of magnesium approved in GB14880 "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Nutrition Enhancer". |
Accepted on June 20, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0038號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
2.6 List of food nutrition enhancers with expanded use (four types)
No |
Name |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Maximum level |
Approval Status (By the end of December 2022) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Vitamin B1 |
14.04.02.01 |
beverages for special uses (including sports drinks and nutrient drinks.) |
2 mg/kg~5 mg/kg |
Accepted on October 31, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0076號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
2 |
Vitamin B2 |
14.04.02.01 |
beverages for special uses (including sports drinks and nutrient drinks.) |
2 mg/kg~5 mg/kg |
Accepted on March 26, 2014, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2014)第0013號; Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2022, It has not been officially approved. |
3 |
Taurine |
14.04.02.01 |
beverages for special uses (including sports drinks and nutrient drinks.) |
0.1 g/kg~0.6 g/kg |
Accepted on October 31, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0075號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2022, It has not been officially approved. |
4 |
Ascorbic palmitate (Enzymatic) |
The application range and dosage of ascorbic palmitate are consistent with the provisions of vitamin C approved in GB14880 "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Nutrition Enhancer". |
Its acceptance information could not be confirmed. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
2.7 List of new food additive (1 type)
No |
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Maximum level |
Approval Status (By the end of December 2022) |
1 |
Potassium Polyaspartate |
Stabilizer and coagulator |
15.03.01 |
Wine |
0.3 g/L |
Accepted on May 9, 2020, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2020)第0024號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
2.8 List of food additives with expanded use (seven types)
No |
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name /category |
Maximum level (g/kg) |
Approval Status (By the end of December 2022) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Potassium acesulfame |
Sweetener |
07.03 |
Crackers |
0.6 |
Accepted on June 4, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0022號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
2 |
Carmine cochineal |
Colorant |
08.02.01 |
Conditioned meat products (raw meat with added ingredients) |
0.08 (Count as carminic acid) |
Accepted on January 30, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0003號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 15, 2022, and officially approved on September 7, 2022, according to No. 5 of 2022. |
3 |
Fumaric acid |
Acidity regulator |
08.02.02 Cured meat product (brined meat, preserved pork, preserved duck, Chinese-style ham, and Chinese sausage) 08.03.02 Smoked, baked, or grilled meat 08.03.03 Fried meat 08.03.05 Meat enema 09.02.02 Frozen coated seafood product 09.04.02 Cooked or fried seafood product 09.04.03 Smoked or grilled seafood product |
Appropriate level as required in production |
Accepted on June 28, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0040號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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4 |
Sodium acetate |
Accepted on June 28, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0039號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 19, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
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5 |
Sodium N-cyclohexyl sulfamate (Also called cyclamate) |
Sweetener |
07.04 |
Fillings and topping syrups for bakeries (fillings of crackers only) |
2.0 (In terms of cyclohexyl sulfamic acid) |
Accepted on July 12, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0060號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
16.06 |
Puffed food |
0.2 (In terms of cyclohexyl sulfamic acid) |
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6 |
Vitamin E |
Antioxidant |
06.03.02.04 |
Batters (e.g. batters for fish or poultry), breaded, frying powder |
0.2 |
Its acceptance information could not be confirmed. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
7 |
Ascorbic palmitate (Enzymatic) |
Antioxidant |
06.07 |
Instant wheat or rice product |
0.2 |
Its acceptance information could not be confirmed. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 28, 2022. It has not been officially approved. |
3. List of approved new food additives in 2022 (32 types)
In 2022, 32 types of new food additives were approved by the NHC, which includes 13 new enzymes for the food industry, one new food additive, one new processing aid, one new food nutrition enhancer, 13 existing food additives with expended use, and three processing aids with expanded use. The relevant information is as follows:
3.1 List of approved new food enzymes (13 types)
No |
Name |
Source |
Donor |
Acceptance information, public comment, and approval announcements (By the end of December 2022) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Phospholipase A1 |
Aspergillus oryzae |
Valsaria rubricosa |
Accepted on March 26, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0013號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
2 |
Maltogenic amylase |
Bacillus licheniformis |
Geobacillus stearothermophilus |
Accepted on March 19, 2021, Acceptance number:衛食添新申字(2021)第0014號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
3 |
Glucose oxidase |
Trichoderma reesei |
Penicilliun amagasakiense |
Accepted on November 10, 2020, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2020)第0068號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
4 |
Lipase |
Trichoderma reesei |
Aspergillus niger var. tubingensis |
Accepted on March 22, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0015號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
5 |
β-uctofuranosidase |
Aspergillus fijiensis |
- |
Accepted on May 26, 2020, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2020)第0027號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 21, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
6 |
β-glucanase |
Bacillus subtilis |
Bacillus subtilis |
Accepted on September 17, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0040號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
7 |
Protease |
Bacillus subtilis |
Alkalihalobacillus clausii |
Its acceptance information could not be confirmed. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
8 |
Trehalase |
Trichoderma reesei |
Trichoderma reesei |
Accepted on September 17, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0041號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
9 |
Phospholipase A1 |
Aspergilus niger |
Talaromyces leycettanus |
Accepted on July 2, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0027號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
10 |
Glucose oxidase |
Aspergillus niger |
Penicillium chrysogenum |
Accepted on November 9, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0052號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
11 |
Lactase |
Bacillus subtilis |
Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus |
Accepted on March 22, 2021, Acceptance number:衛食添新申字(2021)第0016號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 21, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
12 |
Phytase |
Aspergillus niger |
Aspergillus tubingensis |
Accepted on August 20, 2020, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2020)第0047號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 21, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
13 |
Lactase |
Aspergillus niger |
Aspergillus oryzae |
Accepted on November 9, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0053號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 15, 2022, and officially approved on September 7, 2022, according to No. 5 of 2022. |
Note: the quality specifications of enzyme preparations for the food industry should meet the provisions of the National Standard for Food Safety, Food Additives, and enzyme preparations for Food Industry (GB1886.174).
3.2 List of new food additives (one type)
No |
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Maximum level (g/kg) |
Acceptance information, public comment, and approval announcements (By the end of December 2022) |
1 |
Quinoline aluminium lake |
Colorant |
05.03 |
Coatings for candy and chocolate products (only for candy) |
0.3 (Count as quinoline yellow) |
Accepted on June 1, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0020號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 21, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
3.3 List of new food processing aids (one type)
No |
Name |
Function |
Usage scope |
Maximum level (g/kg) |
Acceptance information, public comment, and approval announcements (By the end of December 2022) |
1 |
Sodium sulfide pentahydrate |
Deacidifying agent, decolorizing agent, settling agent |
Salt production process |
0.065 |
Accepted on July 7, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0030號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
3.4 List of new food nutrition enhancers (one type)
No |
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Maximum level (mg/kg) |
Acceptance information, public comment, and approval announcements (By the end of December 2022) |
1 |
Inositol |
Nutrition enhancer |
01.03.02 |
Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children) |
210 ~250 |
Accepted on July 8, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0033號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 21, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
14.02.03 |
Fruit and vegetable juice (meat) beverages (including fermented products) |
60 ~120 |
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14.04.02.02 |
Flavored beverages |
60 ~120 |
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13.0 |
Special dietary food |
Meet the relevant standards of special dietary food |
3.5 List of food additives with expanded use (13 types)
No |
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food Name/ Category |
Maximum level (g/kg) |
Acceptance information, public comment, and approval announcements (By the end of December 2022) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Silicon dioxide |
anticaking agent |
04.04.03 |
Other soy products (only for soy protein powder and blended soy protein powder) |
15.0 |
Accepted on May 27, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0019號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
2 |
Carbon dioxide |
Other |
01.02.02 |
Flavored fermented milk |
Appropriate level |
Accepted on June 28, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0025號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
3 |
Turmeric |
Colorant |
06.03.02.04 |
Flour pastes (e.g., drag flour pastes used for fish, and poultry), breading and frying flour |
0.25 (Count as curcumin) |
Accepted on May 17, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0018號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
4 |
Nisin |
Preservative |
04.04.01.03.02 |
Pot-stewed semi-dried tofu |
0.5 |
Accepted on June 16, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0024號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
5 |
Sucralose |
Sweetener |
04.04.01.05 |
New soy products (including puffed soy protein food and soybean meat, ) |
0.4 |
Accepted on April 12, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0017號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
6 |
Vegetable carbon black |
Colorant |
01.02.02 |
Flavored fermented milk |
5.0 |
Accepted on March 15, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0012號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
04.01.02.05 |
Jam |
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7 |
Glutamine transaminase |
Stabilizer and coagulant |
01.02.02 |
Flavored fermented milk |
0.3 |
Accepted on January 20, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0005號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 12, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
01.06.01 |
Unripened cheese |
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8 |
Magnesium chloride |
Flavoring agent |
06.07 |
Instant rice and flour products |
Appropriate level |
Accepted on September 11, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2020)第0057號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 21, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
06.08 |
Frozen rice and flour products |
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12.10 |
Compound condiment |
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9 |
Sucralose |
Sweetener |
01.06.04 |
Processed cheese |
0.2 |
Accepted on September 22, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0043號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
10 |
Lutein |
Colorant |
01.01.03 |
Modified milk |
0.05 |
Accepted on June 29, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0026號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 21, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
01.02.02 |
Flavored fermented milk |
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11 |
Acesulfame potassium |
Sweetener |
07.03 |
Crackers |
0.6 |
Accepted on June 4, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0022號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 29, 2022, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
12 |
Tomato red |
Colorant |
09.02.03 |
Frozen surimi and its products (including fish balls) |
0.08 (Measured as Lycopene) |
Accepted on September 22, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0044號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2021, and officially approved on September 7, 2022, according to No. 5 of 2022. |
09.04 |
Cooked aquatic products (Can be directly consumed) |
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13 |
Carmine cochineal |
Colorant |
08.02.01 |
Conditioned meat products (raw meat with added ingredients) |
0.08 (Count as carminic acid) |
Accepted on January 30, 2022, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2022)第0003號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 15, 2022, and officially approved on September 7, 2022, according to No. 5 of 2022. |
2.6 List of approved processing aids with expanded use (three types)
No |
Name |
Function |
Usage scope |
Acceptance information, public comment, and approval announcements (By the end of December 2022) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
White mineral oil |
Release agent, lubricating agent |
Processing technology of fresh yeast products (The maximum level is 0.1 g/kg) |
Accepted on November 24, 2020, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2020)第0070號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on August 6, 2021, and officially approved on March 1, 2022, according to No. 1 of 2022. |
2 |
Polyacrylamide |
Flocculant |
Salt product process |
Accepted on July 17, 2020, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2020)第0039號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on October 21, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
3 |
Polydimethyl siloxane and emulsion |
Defoamer |
Production and processing technology of yeast-processed products (maximum usage of 0.1 g/kg, counts as polydimethylsiloxane) |
Accepted on November 11, 2021, Acceptance number: 衛食添新申字(2021)第0054號. Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on December 8, 2021, and officially approved on May 11, 2022, according to No. 2 of 2022. |
Conclusion
The 2'-fucosyl lactose (2’FL) from modified E-coli was released for public comments by CFSA on April 15, 2022, which was a big step forward for the application of genetically modified microorganisms (GMM) food additives in China, and it can be expected that 2’-FL will get the approval in China soon. New food enzymes account for almost 1/3 of the food additives reviewed and approved in 2022, and most of the food enzymes are genetically modified. On December 8, 2022, the CFSA publicly solicited opinions on D-psicose-3-epimerase, whose donor bacteria were specific to the strain number.
Furthermore, it can be found that the registration period for some products is quite short. For example, it only takes about six months for glucose oxidase to receive the final approval for its acceptance by the NHC, which can be seen that if the application dossiers are well-prepared, the product can pass the technical review once and receive the final approval quickly. So, it is suggested that the applicant pays attention to the preparation of materials before submitting them to NHC.
Note: there may be omissions and errors in the data statistics process because of the change of official websites. The data in this article is for reference only, please refer to the official information published by government departments.
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