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On July 15, 2026, China's National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued a public consultation on 3 new varieties of food additives. The consultation is open until August 14, 2026, and comments or suggestions can be submitted to the official email address: xspyl@cfsa.net.cn. Details are as follows:
Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) has already been approved as a food nutrition fortifier under Announcement No. 8 of 2023 and related announcements. It is currently permitted for use in modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children), infant formula, follow-up formula, young child formula, and infant formula for special medical purposes (FSMP).
The current application proposes to expand its permitted uses to include modified milk, flavoured fermented milk, modified milk powder, baked foods, and beverages, excluding packaged drinking water, fruit and vegetable juices (or purées), and concentrated fruit and vegetable juices (or purées).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Commission (EC) also permit the use of LNnT in food categories such as modified milk, flavoured fermented milk, baked foods, and beverages.
Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone (NHDC) has already been approved as a food flavouring under the National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives (GB 2760).
The current consultation covers Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone (Produced by Fermentation), which is manufactured using a new production process. It is intended to improve the taste of food products, with a maximum use level of 5 mg/kg. The same maximum use level will also apply to the previously approved NHDC listed in GB 2760.
The Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of the United States (FEMA), the European Commission (EC), and Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) also permit the use of NHDC as a food flavouring.
3'-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt has already been approved as a food nutrition fortifier under NHC Announcement No. 1 of 2026. It is currently permitted for use in modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children), infant formula, follow-up formula, young child formula, and infant formula for special medical purposes (FSMP).
The current consultation covers 3'-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt produced using a new production strain. This application introduces a new production strain for an already approved food nutrition fortifier, while the approved scope of use and use levels remain unchanged.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Commission (EC), and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) also permit the use of 3'-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt in infant formula and other food categories.
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