NHC Approved 5 New Food Additives Aug 17, 2020
from CIRS
by Yan han
On 14 August, 2020 National
Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved 5 new food
additives.
(1)
New processing aids
English name
Source
Protein glutaminase
Chryseobacterium
proteolyticum
(2)
Food additives with expanded scope
No .
Name
Function
Category number
Food name/category
Maximum leve l (g/kg)
Note
1
DL-Tartaricacid
Acidity
regulator
04.02.02.03
Pickled vegetables
3.0
Measured as tartaric acid
06.05.02.01
Noodles and vermicelli made from starch
2.0
2
Sucrose fatty acid esters
Emulsifier
01.02.02
Flavored fermented milk
1.5
-
(3)
Processing aid with expanded scope
Name
Function
Food name/c ategory
Manganese sulfate
Nutrients for fermentation
Fermentation
technology
(4)
Food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope
Name
Function
Category
numb er
Food
name/category
Maximum
level
6S-5-methyltetrahydrofolate calcium
Nutrition enhancer
01.01.03
Recombined milk (limited to milk for pregnant
and puerpera)
Applicable scope and usage should comply
with 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 (nectar) drink
(inc luding fermented product)
13.03
Foods for Special Medical Purpose (except
13.01)
Can be used as the source of folic acid,
the usage should comply with the relevant requirement of folic acid in GB
29922
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