On 20 February, 2020, China National
Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 4 new food additives passing
the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee and now opens for
public comments, including 1 new food additive, 3 food additives with expanded
scope. The deadline for public comments is 19 March, 2020.
(1) New food additive
English name
Protein-glutaminase
Source
Chryseobacterium proteolyticum
Donor
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(2) Food additive with
expanded scope
Name
Function
Category number
Food name/category
Maximum level (g/kg)
Note
dl-tartaric acid
Acidity regulator
04.02.02.03
Pickled vegetables
3.0
Measured as per tartaric acid
06.05.02.01
Noodles and vermicelli made from
starch
2.0
(3) Processing aid with
expanded scope
Name
Function
Range of application
Manganese sulfate
Processing aid (Nutrient for fermentation)
Fermentation technology
(4) Food
nutrition enhancer with expanded scope
Name
Function
Category number
Food name/category
Usage amount (g/kg)
6S-5-
methyltetrahydrofolate
calcium
Nutrition enhancer
01.01.03
Recombined milk (limited to recombined milk for pregnant and
puerpera)
Comply with the dosage of folic acid
in GB 14880.
01.03.02
Modified milk powder
(limited to milk powder for children)
Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for pregnant and puerpera)
06.06
Instant cereals,
including rolled oats
14.02.03
Fruit and vegetable
juice (pulp) beverage (including fermented products)
13.03
Foods for Special
Medical Purpose (except 13.01)
As a source of folic acid, and
comply with the dosage of folic acid in GB 29922.
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