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 |
R emark |
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 f ood additives with expanded scope.
New food additive
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name/categor y |
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 |
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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/categ ory |
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 |
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08.02.01 |
Conditioning meat products (raw meat with conditioning materials) |
5.0 |
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08.03.09 |
Other cooled meat products |
5.0 |
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09.02.03 |
Frozen minced fish products (including fish balls, etc.) |
3.0 |
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12.10.02.04 |
Other semi-solid blended condiments |
10.0 |
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16.01 |
Jelly |
10.0 |
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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 |
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04.04.01.05 |
New bean curd product (puffed soy protein food, soybean meat, etc.) |
0.09 |
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05.01 |
Cocoa products, chocolate, and chocolate products, including imitations and chocolate substitutes |
0.83 |
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07.03 |
Biscuit |
0.43 |
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4 |
Acesulfame Potassium |
Sweetener |
04.04.01.02 |
Dried bean curd products |
0.2 |
- |
06.06 |
Instant cereals, including rolled oats |
0.8 |
- |
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07.02 |
Pastries |
0.5 |
- |
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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 |
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15.02 |
Integrated alcoholic beverage |
0.35 |
- |
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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 |
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06.02 |
Rice and its product |
140μg/kg~280μg/kg |
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06.03 |
Wheat flour and its product |
140μg/kg~280μg/kg |
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06.04 |
Coarse grain flour and its product |
140μg/kg~280μg/kg |
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07.01 |
Bread |
140μg/kg~280μg/kg |
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07.03 |
Biscuit |
30μg/kg~110μg/kg |
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Reference
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