As of June 30th, the National Health Commission in China (NHC) issued two announcements (No.1 of 2023; No.3 of 2023), with a total of 42 products approved. Among them, 3 were new food raw materials (novel food), including, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. Cremoris, Blueberry anthocyanins and Rye pollen.
CIRS will introduce the detailed information about the acceptance and approval of new food raw materials in China in the first half of 2023 as following:
List of new food raw materials accepted in the first half of 2023 (6 types)
In the first half of 2023, NHC accepted 6 new food raw materials, all of which are domestic products. The technical review status is as following:
No. | Acceptance Date | Acceptance Code | Acceptance Name | Technical Review Status |
1 | 2023.02.02 | 衛食新申字(2023) 第0001號 | Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium\ (PQQ) salt | 2023.04.23 Issued for public comments |
2 | 2023.02.15 | 衛食新申字(2023)第0002號 | Pleurotus eryngii mycelium | 2023.06.20 Rejected |
3 | 2023.03.09 | 衛食新申字(2023)第0003號 | Bacillus subtilis | Not issued for public comments yet |
4 | 2023.03.24 | 衛食新申字(2023)第0004號 | Fermented mycelial proteins of Fusarium venenatum strain TB01 | 2023.06.20 Rejected |
5 | 2023.04.06 | 衛食新申字(2023)第0005號 | N-Acetylglucosamine | Not issued for public comments yet |
6 | 2023.05.10 | 衛食新申字(2023)第0006號 | Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium (PQQ) salt | Not issued for public comments yet |
List of new food raw materials released for public comments in the first half of 2023 (12 types)
In the first half of 2023, 12 new food raw materials (novel food) have passed the technical review of CFSA and were issued for public comments. Among them, Blueberry anthocyanins and Rye pollen have been officially approved.
The remaining 10 raw materials for public comments are as follows:
Green Tea Catechins (Draft announcement)
Name | Green Tea Catechins |
Basic information | Source: Camelliasinensis (L.) O. Ktze. |
Brief introduction of the production process | Prepared through alcohol extraction, concentration, separation, extraction, enzymolysis, concentration drying and other processes by using Camelliasinensis (L.) O. Ktze. as raw materials. |
Recommended intake | ≤300 mg/d |
Other information | Application scope and maximum usage level: beverages (0.6 g/kg, solid beverages are converted according to the mass of liquid after preparation), candy (0.2g/kg). |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 12, 2023 |
Eggshell membrane extract (Draft announcement)
Name | Eggshell membrane extract |
Basic information | Source: Eggshell membrane |
Brief introduction of the production process | Prepared through eggshell-membrane separation, sterilization, hydrolysis, mixing, drying, grinding, and other processes by using eggshells as raw materials. |
Recommended intake | ≤500 mg/d |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 12, 2023 |
Yellowhorn seed kernel (Draft announcement)
Name | Yellowhorn seed kernel |
Basic information | Source: Seed of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge |
Brief introduction of the production process | Prepared through drying, magnetic separation, shelling, screening and other processes by using seed of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge as raw materials. |
Recommended intake | ≤20g/d |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on March 10, 2023 |
Yellowhorn leaf (Draft announcement)
Name | Yellowhorn leaf |
Basic information | Source: Young leaves of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge. |
Brief introduction of the production process | Prepared through fixation, rolling, drying, and other processes by using young leaves of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge as raw materials. |
Recommended intake | ≤6g/d |
Other information | Edible method: brewing |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on March 10, 2023 |
Yeast protein (Draft announcement)
Name | Yeast protein |
Main component | Yeast protein |
Brief introduction of the production process | Using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae as the strain basis with adding carbon source, nitrogen source, and other nutrients for fermentation, through breeding, fermenting, and centrifuging to get the raw material; prepared through removing nucleic acid, centrifuging, enzymolysis, extraction, purification, separation, sterilization, drying, and other processes. |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on March 10, 2023 |
Peach gum (Draft announcement)
Name | Peach gum |
Basic information | Source: Prunus persica (L.) Batsch |
Brief introduction of the production process | Prepared through picking, sorting, airing, cleaning, drying, and other processes by using the gum secreted from Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. |
Recommended intake | ≤30g/d |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 23, 2023 |
Tiger nut (Draft announcement)
Name | Tiger nut |
Basic information | Source: Cyperus esculentus L. var. sativus Boeck. Edible part: stem tubers |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 23, 2023 |
Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. Cremoris (Draft announcement)
Name | Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris |
Other information | Being included in the List of Strains that Can be Used in Food, and approved for the use in fermentation processing of milk and dairy products, fruit and vegetable products, and grain products (excluding infants and young children food). |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 23, 2023 |
Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium (PQQ) salt (Draft announcement)
Name | Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium (PQQ) salt |
Brief introduction of the production process | Preparing through fermentation, extraction, purification, crystallization, drying, and other processes by using the Methylovorus glucosotrophus as a production strain. |
Recommended intake | ≤20mg/d |
Other information | Application scope and maximum usage level: beverages (40 mg/kg,solid beverages are converted according to the mass of liquid after preparation) |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on April 23, 2023 |
Yerba mate (Draft announcement)
Name | Yerba mate |
Basic information | Source: Leaves of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil. |
Brief introduction of the production process | Prepared through picking, roasting, chopping, drying, and other processes by using leaves of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil. as raw materials. |
Other information | Edible method: brewing |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on June 21, 2023 |
List of new food raw materials approved in the first half of 2023 (3 types)
There were 3 new food raw materials approved in the first half of 2023, including 1 strain that can be used in food: Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides. The detailed information is as follows:
Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides
Name | Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides |
Other information | Being included in the List of Strains that Can be Used in Food, and approved for fermented milk, flavored fermented milk, cheese, fermentation milk drinks and lactobacillus drinks (non-solid drinks), excluding infants and young children food. |
Acceptance date | Accepted on April 19, 2021. The acceptance code is 衛食新進申字(2021)第0002號. Acceptance name: 假腸膜明串珠菌 (Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides) |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on June 29, 2023 |
Approved date | Officially approved on March 2, 2023 according to Notice No.1, 2023 |
Blueberry anthocyanins
Name | Blueberry anthocyanins |
Basic information | Source: Blueberry derived from Vaccinium corymbosum L. |
Brief introduction of the production process | Prepared through enzymolysis, water extraction, purification, concentration, drying, and other processes using blueberry as raw materials. |
Recommended intake | ≤800 mg/d |
Other information | Applicable scope and maximum usage level: Milk and dairy products (modified milk and flavored fermented milk: 0.8 g/kg; formulated milk powder shall be converted according to the liquid volume after preparation; cheese, process(ed) cheese, cheese products, and condensed milk shall be converted according to the raw milk usage amount); beverages (0.8 g/kg; solid beverages shall be converted according to the liquid volume after preparation); jelly (14 g/kg), cocoa products, chocolates and chocolate products (including chocolate and chocolate products with cocoa butter substitute) (14 g/kg ); candy (40 g/kg); frozen beverages (8 g/kg), bakery foods (4 g/kg); alcoholic beverages (4 g/kg). |
Acceptance date | Accepted on October 26, 2021. The acceptance code is衛食新申字(2021)第0012號. Acceptance name: 藍美1號藍莓提取物 (Lanmei No. 1 Blueberry extracts) |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 12, 2023 |
Approved date | Officially approved on May 6, 2023 according to Notice No. 3, 2023 |
Rye pollen
Name | Rye pollen |
Basic information | Source: Secale Cereale L. |
Brief introduction of the production process | Prepared through pollen collection, drying, separation, and other processes using rye as raw materials. |
Recommended intake | ≤1.5g/d |
Acceptance date | Accepted on October 25, 2021. The acceptance code is衛食新進申字(2021)第0008號. |
Issued date | Passed the technical review and issued for public comments on January 12, 2023 |
Approved date | Officially approved on May 6, 2023 according to Notice No. 3, 2023 |
Raw materials included in the Review Termination List (2 types)
In the first half of 2023, 2 raw materials were included in the review termination list, and currently there are 70 products on the list.
Fructo-oligosaccharides (from brown sugar)
Name | Fructo-oligosaccharides (from brown sugar) |
Review opinions | Fructo-oligosaccharides (from brown sugar) is made from sucrose derived from brown sugar and catalyzed by fructosyltransferase permitted by GB2760. There are national standards for Fructo-oligosaccharides. When used as a food raw material, the color of the substance is reddish brown, the content of Fructo-oligosaccharides (on a dry basis) is ≥ 45g/100g, the ash content is ≤ 3.0g/100g, and there are no regulations for chromaticity and transmittance. Other indicators shall be be consistent with the national standards for Fructo-oligosaccharides (GB/T23528). |
Chicken concentrated powder
Name | Chicken concentrated powder |
Review opinions | Chicken concentrated powder is made from chicken through boiling, filtering, concentrating, drying and other processes, and does not fall into the scope of new food raw materials. It is recommended to terminate the review, follow the management measures of common food, and follow the food safety indicators in accordance with the provisions regarding condiments of the currently valid national food safety standards in China. |
Raw materials rejected in the first half of 2023 (3 types)
In the first half of 2023, 3 products were rejected for approval by NHC including 2 microorganism fermented protein products accepted in 2023 and Periploca sepium Bunge leaves accepted in 2022.
No. | Acceptance date | Acceptance code | Name | Review process/conclusion |
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1 | 2022.08.11 | 衛食新申字(2022)第0009號 | Periploca sepium Bunge leaves | 2022.10.18 Delivering a notification of review opinion on the new food raw material 2023.02.07 Issuance of a decision not to grant administrative permission |
2 | 2023.02.15 | 衛食新申字(2023)第0002號 | Pleurotus eryngii mycelium | 2023.04.17 Delivering a notification of review opinion on the new food raw material 2023.06.20 Issuance of a decision not to grant administrative permission |
3 | 2023.03.24 | 衛食新申字(2023)第0004號 | Fermented mycelial proteins of Fusarium venenatum strain TB01 | 2023.04.17 Delivering a notification of review opinion on the new food raw material 2023.06.20 Issuance of a decision not to grant administrative permission |
Conclusion
When applying for the registration of new food raw materials, the most time-consuming stage, also to which enterprises pay most attention is often the period before public comments.
The acceptance and comments seeking period are the most time-consuming in the whole registration process. It also attracts the most attentions from enterprises. However, in merely the first half of 2023, CFSA officially released 4 notices seeking public comments on the approval of new food raw materials, with 12 products passing technical reviews, four times as many as that in 2022 (Throughout 2022, only 3 notices were released with 3 raw materials involved). In terms of the registration period, most of the applications will be released for public comments within 1 year. One reason is that related enterprises have raised their awareness of the requirements for new food raw materials application, another reason is that competent authorities have quickened their pace by shortening the review cycle.
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