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NHC Newly Approved One New Food Raw Material, 16 New Food Additives, and 11 Food-related Products

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On March 2, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) issued an announcement (No. 1 of 2023) for “Three New Foods” with 28 products approved, including one new food raw material, 16 new food additives, and 11 food-related products. Details are as follows:

New food raw material (one type)

Name/Latin Name

Other information

Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides

  1. Being included in the List of Strains that Can Be Used in Food. The scope of use includes fermented milk, flavored fermented milk, cheese, fermentation milk drinks, and lactobacillus drinks (non-solid drinks). Cannot be used in infant food.
  2. Food safety indicators shall meet the following requirements:

Pb/(on a dry basis, mg/kg)

≤0.5

As/(on a dry basis, mg/kg)

≤1.0

Salmonella, /25g (mL)

0

Staphylococcus aureus, /25g (mL)

0

Listeria monocytogenes, /25g (mL)

0

New food additives (16 types)

1. New food additives (one type)

No.

Name

Function

Cat No.

Food name/category

Maximum level (g/L)

Remarks

1

Potassium Polyaspartate

Stabilizer and coagulator

15.03.01

Grape Wine

0.3

-

2. New food enzymes (eight types)

No.

Enzyme

Source

Donor

1

Aminopeptidase

Aspergillus oryzae

Aspergillus oryzae

2

Protease

Trichoderma reesei

Malbranchea sulfirea

3

Phospholipase A2

Trichoderma reesei

Aspergillus fimmigatus

4

Maltogenic amylase

Saccharomvces

cerevisiae

Geobacillus stearothermophilus

5

Xylanase

Bacillus licheniformis

Bacillus licheniformis

6

Lactase

Papiliotrema terrestris

-

7

Carboxypeptidase

Aspergillus orvzae

Aspergillus orvzae

8

Deaminase

Aspergillus orvzae

-

3. New food flavorings (one type)

No.

Name

Function

Cat No.

Food Name

Maximum level

Remarks

1

2-Hexylpyridine

Flavoring

-

Used in various foods after being formulated into flavors.

(Except for the food category in Table B.1 of GB 2760-2014)

Appropriate level

-

4. Food additives with expanded scope (four types)

No.

Name

Function

Cat No.

Food Name

Maximum level

Remarks

1

Fumaric acid

Acidity regulator

08.02.02

Cured meat products (brined meat, preserved pork, preserved duck, Chinese-style ham, Chinese sausage, sausage)

Appropriate level

-

08.03.02

Smoked, baked, or grilled

meat products

08.03.03

Fried meat products

08.03.05

Sausages

09.02.02

Frozen coating products

09.04.02

Cooked or fired aquatic products

09.04.03

Smoked, baked aquatic products

2

Sodium acetate

Acidity regulator

08.02.02

Cured meat products (brined meat, preserved pork, preserved duck, Chinese-style ham, Chinese sausage, sausage)

Appropriate level

-

08.03.02

Smoked, baked, or grilled

meat products

08.03.03

Fried meat products

08.03.05

Sausages

09.02.02

Frozen coating products

09.04.02

Cooked or fired aquatic products

09.04.03

Smoked, baked aquatic products

3

Sodium cyclamate, calcium cyclamate

Sweetener

07.04

Fillings and surface spreading starch for bakery food (for fillings of bakery products only)

2.0

Count as cyclohexyl sulfamic acid

16.06

Puffed food

0.2

4

Vitamin E

Antioxidant

06.03.02.04

Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry), bread, frying powder

0.2

-

5. Processing aids with expanded scope (two types)

No.

Name

Function

Usage scope

1

Polydimethyl siloxane and emulsion

Antifoaming agent

Collagen casing processing technology

2

Magnesium stearate

lubricating agent, releasing agent, anti-sticking agent

Tablet pressing process of effervescent tablets

New food-related products (11 types)

1. New food contact additives (three types)

No.

Name

CAS number

Usage scope

Maximum level (%)

1

Cyclohexane, 1,1’-methylenebis[4-isocyanato-, homopolymer, cyclohexylamine-terminated

315207-86-4

Plastic: PCN

0.35

2

2-[2-(2,4-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidin-5-yl) diazenyl]-5-methylbenzenesulfonic acid

1021701-36-9

Plastic

0.5

3

Copolymer of acrylamide,

2-methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium

chloride, itaconic acid, and

NN'-methylenebis acrylamide

214495-32-6

Paper and paperboard

1 (Count as dry weight)

2. New food contact additives with expanded scope (four types)

No.

Name

CAS number

Usage scope

Maximum level (%)

1

Octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate

2082-79-3

Coating and coating film

0.5

2

Napthalensulfonic acid, polymer with formaldehyde, sodium salt

9084-06-4; 36290-04-7

Plastic: ABS

0.12

3

Fatty acid esters of C1~ C18 mono- and poly-fatty alcohols

-

Plastic

0.1

4

Silane, dichlorodimethyl-, reaction products with silica

68611-44-9

Adhesive (in direct contact with food)

Ink (Contacts with food indirectly)

Adhesive: 0.002 (Count as dry weight)

Ink: 4 (Count as dry weight)

3. New food contact resins (three types)

No.

Name

CAS number

Usage scope

Maximum level (%)

1

Carbon monoxide-ethylene-propylene

terpolymer

88995-51-1

Plastic

Appropriate level

2

4-Ethylphenol, m-cresol, p-cresol and

4-tert-butylphenol polymers with formaldehyde

68957-28-8

Coating and coating film

62 (Count as the coating formula)

3

Polymer of ethylene glycol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, adipic acid and itaconic acid

1041633-99-1

Coating and coating film

Adhesive (in direct contact with food)

20 (Count as dry weight)

4. New food contact resins with expanded scope (one type)

No.

Name

CAS number

Usage scope

Maximum level (%)

1

Isophthalic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedimethanamine and hexanedioic acid

28628-75-3

Plastic

Appropriate level

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Further Information

NHC News (No.1 of 2023)

NHC New Food Raw Material Registration in China

NHC New Food Additives Registration in China

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