On May 10, 2024, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued an announcement soliciting public opinions on four new food additive, including 1 new food enzyme, 2 new food nutrition enhancers, and 1 food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope. The deadline for submitting opinions is June 9, 2024.
Details are as follows:
| Type |
Name |
Source |
Donor |
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New food enzyme |
D-psicose 3-epimerase |
Bacillus subtilis |
Ruminococcus sp. 5_1_39B_FAA |
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New food nutrition enhancers
|
2’-fucosyllactose，2’-FL |
Escherichia coli K-12 G1724 |
Bacteroides vulgatus |
|
Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 |
Helicobacter spp. a1 |
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Lacto-N-neotetraose，LNnT |
Escherichia coli BL21 star (DE3) |
Neisseria spp. a2, Helicobacter spp. b |
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Food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope |
Sodium ferrous citrate |
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Note:
1. The use levels, scope of use and specifications of 2’-FL shall meet the requirements outlined in the National Health Commission (NHC) Announcement No. 8 of 2023, excluding Appendix C.
2. The use levels, scope of use and specifications of LNnT shall meet the requirements outlined in NHC Announcement No. 8 of 2023, excluding Appendix C.
3. As a compound source of iron, sodium ferrous citrate’s use level and scope of use shall comply with the provisions regarding iron in GB14880 National Food Safety Standard - Food Nutrition Enhancer.
4. a1: donor of α-1, 2-fucosyltransferase
5. a2: donor of β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
6. b: donor of β-1,4-galactosyltransferase |
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