On April 24, 2023, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued three new food additives for public comment, namely one new food enzyme and two food additives with expanded scope. The deadline for public comments is May 22, 2023. Details are as follows:
New food enzyme (one type)
No. | Enzyme | Source | Donor |
1 | Serine protease | Bacillus licheniformis | Nocardiopsis prasina |
*The quality specification of the enzymes shall meet the requirements of the National Food Safety Standard - Food Additives, Enzymes (GB 1886.174)
Food additive with expanded scope (two types)
No. | Name | Function | Category number | Food name/category | Maximum level (g/kg) | Remark |
1 | Calcium lactate | stabilizer, coagulator, acidity regulator | 04.02.02.03 | Pickled vegetable | 10.0 | — |
04.02.02.04 | Canned vegetable | 3.0 | ||||
2 | Sanzan Gum | thickener, stabilizer, coagulant | 01.01.03 | Formulated milk | 0.5 | — |
14.03.03 | Composite protein drinks | 0.75 | For solid drinks, the usage amount is increased according to the preparation ratio. | |||
14.08 | Flavored drinks | 0.5 |
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