On 2nd June, 2020 National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved 4 new food raw materials and 21 food additives.
(1) 4 new food raw materials approved by NHC include 1 new food raw material and 3 strains that can be used in infant and young children food.
New food raw material:
Latin name | Penthorum chinense Pursh. |
Species | Saxifragaceae Juss., Penthorum |
Edible parts | Stem and leaves |
Recommended dietary amount | ≤ 8 g/day |
Remark | 1. The substance shall not be consumed by infants, pregnant women and lactating women. Unapplicable population should be marked on labels and instructions. 2. Edible methods: brew 3. Food safety indexes are implemented in accordance with the relevant national regulations of tea. |
Strains that can be used in infant and young children food
Latin name | Remark |
Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 | 1. Approved as a strain that can be used in infant and young children food. 2. Food safety indexes are implemented in accordance with the relevant national regulations. |
Bifidobacterium infantis R0033 | 1. Approved as a strain that can be used in infant and young children food. 2. Food safety indexes are implemented in accordance with the relevant national regulations. |
Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071 | 1. Approved as a strain that can be used in infant and young children food. 2. Food safety indexes are implemented in accordance with the relevant national regulations. |
(2) 21 food additives approved by NHC include 14 new food additives and 7 food additives with expanded scope.
New food additive
Name | Function | Category number | Food name/category | Maximum level (g/kg) | Note |
Sanzan Gum | Thickener, stabilizer, coagulator | 08.03.05 | Meat enema | 5.0 | — |
14.02.03 | Fruit and vegetable juice (nectar) drink (including fermented product) | 1.4 | For solid beverage, the level of use should be increased by times of dilution | ||
14.03.02 | Plant protein containing drink | 1.3 |
New processing aids
English name | Source | Donor |
Arabinofuranosidase | Trichoderma reese | Talaromyces pinophilus |
Polygalacturonase | Aspergillus niger | Aspergillus niger |
Pectinlyase | Trichoderma reesei | Aspergillus niger |
Maltotetraohydrolase | Bacillus licheniformis | Pseudomonas stutzeri |
Xylanase | Trichoderma reesei | Talaromyces leycettanus |
Alpha-glucosidase | Trichoderma reesei | Aspergillus niger |
Lactase | Bacillus licheniformis | Bifidobacterium bifidum |
Carboxypeptidase | Aspergillus niger | Aspergillus niger |
Lipase | Aspergillus niger | Fusarium culmorum |
Alpha-amylase | Trichoderma reesei | Aspergillus kawachii |
Protease | Trichoderma reesei | Trichoderma reesei |
Glucose isomerase | Streptomyces rubiginosus | Streptomyces rubiginosus |
Lipase | Hansenula polymorpha | Fusarium hetreosporum |
Food additives with expanded scope
No. | Name | Function | Category number | Food name/category | Maximum level (g/kg) | Note |
1 | Calcium sulfate | Stabilizer, coagulator | 06.05.02 | Starch products | 10.0 | - |
07.04 | Fillings for baked food and food | 10.0 | ||||
08.02.01 | Conditioning meat products (raw meat with conditioning materials) | 5.0 | ||||
08.03.09 | Other cooled meat products | 5.0 | ||||
09.02.03 | Frozen minced fish products (including fish balls, etc.) | 3.0 | ||||
12.10.02.04 | Other semi-solid blended condiments | 10.0 | ||||
16.01 | Jelly | 10.0 | ||||
2 | Rosemary extract | Antioxidant | 14.03.02 | Plant protein containing drink | 0.15 | Count as the state of ready to drink, for solid beverage, the level of use should be increased by times of dilution |
3 | Steviol glycosides | Sweetener | 04.02.02.03 | Pickled vegetables | 0.23 | Count as steviol |
04.02.02.06 | Fermented vegetables | 0.20 | ||||
04.04.01.05 | New bean curd product (puffed soy protein food, soybean meat, etc.) | 0.09 | ||||
05.01 | Cocoa products, chocolate, and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes | 0.83 | ||||
07.03 | Biscuit | 0.43 | ||||
4 | Acesulfame Potassium | Sweetener | 04.04.01.02 | Dried bean curd products | 0.2 | - |
06.06 | Instant cereals, including rolled oats | 0.8 | - | |||
07.02 | Pastries | 0.5 | - | |||
14.05.01 | Tea beverages | 0.58 | Count as the state of ready to drink, for solid beverage, the level of use should be increased by times of dilution | |||
15.02 | Integrated alcoholic beverage | 0.35 | - | |||
5 | Vegetable carbon, carbon black | Colorant | 12.10 | Blended condiment | 5.0 | - |
16.06 | Puffed food |
Processing aid with expanded scope
Name | Function | Food name/category | Note |
Phosphoric acid | Processing aid (Autolysis promoter) | Technology for yeast processed products | - |
Food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope
Name | Function | Category number | Food name/category | Maximum level | Note |
Kappa-Selenocarrageenan | Nutrition enhancer | 01.03.02 | Recombined milk powders (except milk powder for children) | 140μg/kg~280μg/kg | Count as selenium |
Recombined milk powders (limited to milk powder for children) | 60μg/kg~130μg/kg | ||||
06.02 | Rice and its product | 140μg/kg~280μg/kg | |||
06.03 | Wheat flour and its product | 140μg/kg~280μg/kg | |||
06.04 | Coarse grain flour and its product | 140μg/kg~280μg/kg | |||
07.01 | Bread | 140μg/kg~280μg/kg | |||
07.03 | Biscuit | 30μg/kg~110μg/kg |
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Reference
NHC News