Analysis of the Approval and Review Status of New Food Additives in the First Half of 2024

As of the end of June 2024, China's National Health Commission (NHC) has issued one announcement (No. 2 of 2024), approving a total of 23 products as “three new foods” (new food raw material, new food additive, and new food-related product). Among these, there are 12 new food additives, including those with expanded scope of use.

In this article, CIRS Group provides you with a detailed overview of the acceptance and approval status of new food additives in China for the first half of 2024.

Overview of new food additives accepted, issued for public comment, and approved in the first half of 2024

In the first half of 2024, the NHC accepted the applications for 56 new food additives. The China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued a total of 20 new food additives for public comment (including those with expanded scope of use). In addition, the NHC approved 12 new food additives (including those with expanded uses).

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Overview of new food additives application in the first half of 2024

List of accepted new food additives in the first half of 2024 (56 types)

In the first half of 2024, the NHC accepted applications for 56 new food additives (including those with expanded scope of use). Detailed information is provided in the table below. Ten substances have been issued a non-approval decision (highlighted in blue), two have been issued a notification of review opinion (highlighted in yellow), and the remaining substances are either required to supplement materials under the extension notice or are in the public comment phase.

S.N.	Acceptance date	Acceptance No.	Substance
1	2024-01-05	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0001	Marigold yellow
2	2024-01-11	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0002	2’-Fucosyllactose
3	2024-01-12	卫食添新申字(2024)No. 0003	Lacto-N-tetraose
4	2024-01-16	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0004	L-alanine
5	2024-01-16	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0005	2’-Fucosyllactose
6	2024-01-16	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0006	Sanzan gum
7	2024-01-17	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0007	Lipase
8	2024-01-18	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0008	Selenium-enriched yeast
9	2024-01-18	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0009	2’-Fucosyllactose
10	2024-01-18	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0010	Chitosan
11	2024-01-22	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0011	trans-Anethole Anise camphor
12	2024-01-22	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0012	Citral
13	2024-01-22	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0013	Hydroxycitronellal
14	2024-01-23	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0014	3’-sialyllactose sodium salt
15	2024-01-24	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0015	Xylanase
16	2024-01-24	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0016	D-psicose 3-epimerase
17	2024-01-24	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0017	β-Alanine
18	2024-01-25	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0018	Glucose oxidase
19	2024-01-26	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0019	Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid) (PGPR)
20	2024-01-30	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0020	Peroxidase
21	2024-02-06	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0021	Glucoamylase
22	2024-02-19	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0022	Rebaudioside AM (Enzymatic conversion)
23	2024-02-19	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0023	Rebaudioside M (Enzymatic conversion)
24	2024-03-04	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0024	Rosemary extract
25	2024-03-14	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0025	Sodium ferrous citrate
26	2024-03-18	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0026	Magnesium oxide
27	2024-03-18	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0027	4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2H)-furanone
28	2024-03-19	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0028	β-Alanine
29	2024-03-20	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0029	Lacto-N-tetraose
30	2024-03-20	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0030	Lacto-N-neotetraose
31	2024-03-21	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0031	Steviol glycosides
32	2024-03-21	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0032	Serine protease
33	2024-03-22	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0033	Antarctic red
34	2024-03-29	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0034	6’-sialyllactose sodium salt
35	2024-03-29	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0035	Glucose oxidase
36	2024-03-29	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0036	Xylanase
37	2024-03-29	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0037	Catalase
38	2024-04-17	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0038	Recombinant human lactoferrin
39	2024-04-28	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0039	Fructooligosaccharides
40	2024-04-30	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0040	Steviol glycosides
41	2024-05-07	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0041	Aminopeptidase
42	2024-05-07	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0042	2’-Fucosyllactose
43	2024-05-10	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0043	3,7-Dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctanal
44	2024-05-10	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0044	trans-Anethole Anise camphor
45	2024-05-13	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0045	Sodium cyclamate
46	2024-05-14	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0046	3-Fucosyllactose
47	2024-05-17	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0047	3’-sialyllactose sodium salt
48	2024-05-20	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0048	Transglutaminase
49	2024-05-20	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0049	2’-Fucosyllactose
50	2024-05-21	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0050	Lacto-N-tetraose
51	2024-05-21	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0051	Lipase
52	2024-05-21	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0052	Beta-glucosidase
53	2024-05-24	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0053	Curdlan
54	2024-06-14	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0054	Curdlan
55	2024-06-18	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0055	Sucralose
56	2024-06-24	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0056	Guepinia spathularia(Schw.) Fr. glycolipid

List of new food additives that passed the technical review and were issued for public comment in the first half of 2024 (20 types)

In the first half of 2024, China’s CFSA issued 20 new food additives for public comment. These include seven new food nutrition enhancers, two new food additives, four new food enzymes, one new food processing aid, one new food flavoring, three food additives with expanded scope of use, and two nutrition enhancers with expanded scope of use. Detailed information is as follows.

List of new food nutrition enhancers issued for public comment (seven types))

S.N.	Nutrition enhancer	Scope of use	Maximum level	Production strain information	Approval status (As of the end of June 2024)
1-3	2’-fucosyllactose	01.03.02 Modified milk powder (for children only); 13.01.01 Infant formula; 13.01.02 Older infants and young children’s food; 13.01.03 Infant formula for special medical purpose	0.7-2.4 g/L (count on a pure basis and ready-to-eat state, for powdery products, the use level should be increased by times of brewing); When mixed with lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT), galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS), fructooligosaccharides (FOS), polyfructose, and raffinose, the total amount shall not exceed 64.5 g/kg.	Source: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3); Donor: Escherichia coli O126^a	Issued for public comment on March 13, 2024.
				Source: Escherichia coli K-12 GI724; Donor: Bacteroides vulgatus^a	Issued for public comment on May 10, 2024.
				Source: K-12 MG1655 Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655; Donor: Helicobacter spp.^a	Issued for public comment on May 10, 2024.
				Source: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3); Donor: Bacteroides fragilis^a	Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.
				Source: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3); Donor: Escherichia spp.^a	Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.
^a is the donor for α-1,2-fucosyltransferase
4	3’-sialyllactose sodium salt, 3’-SL	13.01.01 Infant formula; 13.01.02 Older infants and young children’s food; 13.01.03 Infant formula for special medical purpose	0.11~0.24 g/L (count as 3’-SL and the ready-to-eat state, for powdery products, the use level should be increased by times of brewing); When mixed with 2’-FL, LNnT, 6’-sialyllactose sodium salt (6’-SL),GOS, FOS, polyfructose, and raffinose, the total amount shall not exceed 64.5 g/kg.	Source: Escherichia coli W NEO3; Donor: Saccharomyces cerevisiae^a, Synechocystis sp^b; Rhodobacter capsulatus^c; Pasteurellamultocida^d; Neisseria lactamica^e	1) Accepted on September 21, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No.0062; 2) Issued for public comment on March 13, 2024.
^a is the donor for N-acetylglucosamine 6-phosphate N-acetyltransferase ^b is the donor for N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase ^c is the donor for N-acetylserotonin synthase ^d is the donor for Adenosine 5’-monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminate synthase ^e is the donor for Alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase
5	6’-sialyllactose sodium salt, 6’-SL	13.01.01 Infant formula; 13.01.02 Older infants and young children’s food; 13.01.03 Infant formula for special medical purpose	0.14~0.40 g/L (count as 6’-SL and the ready-to-eat state, for powdery products, the use level should be increased by times of brewing); When mixed with 2’-FL, LNnT, 3’-SL, GOS, FOS, polyfructose, and raffinose, the total amount shall not exceed 64.5 g/kg.	Source: W NEO6 Escherichia coli W NEO6; Donor: Saccharomyces cerevisiae^a, Synechocystis sp.^b; Pasteurellamultocida^c; Photobacterium damselae^d; Rhodobacter capsulatus^e	1) Accepted on May 4, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No.0033; 2) Issued for public comment on March 13, 2024.
^a is the donor for N-acetylglucosamine 6-phosphate N-acetyltransferase ^b is the donor for N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase ^c is the donor for Adenosine 5’-monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminate synthase ^d is the donor for Alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase ^e is the donor for N-acetylneuraminate synthase
6	Lacto-N-neotetraose, LNnT	01.03.02 Modified milk powder (for children only); 13.01.01 Infant formula; 13.01.02 Older infants and young children’s food; 13.01.03 Infant formula for special medical purpose	0.2-0.6 g/L (count on a pure basis and ready-to-eat state, for powdery products, the use level should be increased by times of brewing); When mixed with 2’-FL, GOS, FOS, polyfructose, and raffinose, the total amount shall not exceed 64.5 g/kg.	Source: Escherichia coli BL21 star (DE3); Donor: Neisseria spp. ^a and Helicobacter spp.^b	1) Accepted on March 20, 2024. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2024) No.0030; 2) Issued for public comment on May 10, 2024.
^a is the donor for β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase ^b is the donor for β-1,4-galactosyltransferase
7	Lacto-N-tetraose, LNT	01.03.02 Modified milk powder (for children only); 13.01.01 Infant formula; 13.01.02 Older infants and young children’s foods; 13.01.03 Infant formula for special medical purpose	0.23-1.82 g/L (count on a pure basis and ready-to-eat state, for powdery products, the use level should be increased by times of brewing); When mixed with 2’-FL, LNnt, GOS, FOS, polyfructose, and raffinose, the total amount shall not exceed 64.5 g/kg.	Source: Escherichia coli BL21 star (DE3); Donor: Neisseria spp.^a, Salmonella spp.^b	Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.
^a is the donor for β-1,3-N-acetylglucosamine aminotransferase ^b is the donor for β-1,3-galactosyltransferase

List of new food additives issued for public comment (two types))

S.N.	Food additive	Function	Category number	Food name/ category	Maximum level (g/kg)	Approval status (As of the end of June 2024)
1	Hydroxytyrosol	Antioxidant	02.01.01	Plant oils and fats	0.05	1) Accepted on September 15, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No.0054; 2) Issued for public comment on March 13, 2024.
2	Steviol glycosides from fermentation	Sweetener	The scope of use and use level of steviol glycosides from fermentation shall comply with the provisions of GB2760-2024 National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives. It can be used alone or in combination with steviol glycosides and enzymatically produced steviol glycosides, calculated as steviol equivalents.			Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.
2	Information on the production strain of steviol glycosides from fermentation is as follows: Source: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3); Donor: Taxuscanadensis^a, Stevia rebaudiana^b, Arabidopsis thaliana^c, and Oryza sativa^d ^a is the donor for geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase ^b is the donor for pyrophosphoric acid synthase, kaurenoic acid synthase, kaurenoic acid oxidase, and cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase and glycosyltransferase ^c is the donor for cytochrome monooxygenase ^d is the donor for glycosyltransferase

List of new food enzymes issued for public comment (four types))

S.N.	Enzyme	Source	Donor	Approval status (As of the end of June 2024)
1	D-psicose 3-epimerase	Bacillus subtilis	Ruminococcus sp. 5_1_39B_FAA	1) Accepted on January 24, 2024. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0016; 2) Issued for public comment on May 10, 2024.
2	Glucoamylase	Aspergillus niger	Penicillium oxalicum	1) Accepted on November 3, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0066; 2) Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.
3	Serine protease	Fusarium venenatum	Fusarium oxysporum	1) Accepted on November 3, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0067; 2) Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.
4	Lipase	Komagataella phaffi	Aspergillus oryzae	1) Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.

List of new food processing aid issued for public comment (one type)

S.N.

Processing aid

Function

Scope of use

Approval status

(As of the end of June 2024)

Methylene chloride

Extracting solvent

Tea decaffeination process

(residue ≤ 2 mg/kg)

1) Accepted on November 11, 2022. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2022) No. 0084;

2) Issued for public comment on March 13, 2024.

List of new food flavoring issued for public comment (one type)

S.N.

Food flavoring

Function

Specification

Approval status

(As of the end of June 2024)

4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2H)-furanone

Food flavoring

The specifications apply to 4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2H)-furanone, a food additive produced from rhamnose.

Other aspects shall comply with the provisions of GB28365 National Food Safety Standard – Food Additive - 4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2H)-furanone.

1) Accepted on March 18, 2024. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2024) No.0027;

2) Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.

List of food nutrition enhancers with an expanded scope of use issued for public comment (two types)

S.N.

Nutrition enhancer

Category number

Food name/category

Maximum level

Approval status

(As of the end of June 2024)

(6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, glucosamine salt

13.05

Foods for special dietary purposes excluding 13.01-13.04 (nutrition supplements for pregnant and breastfeeding women only)

It shall comply with the provisions regarding folic acid specified in GB 31601 National Food Safety Standard - Nutrition Supplements for Pregnant and breastfeeding Women

1) Accepted on September 6, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No.0051;

2) Issued for public comment on March 13, 2024.

Sodium ferrous citrate

As a compound source of iron, its use level and scope of use shall comply with the provisions regarding iron in GB14880 National Food Safety Standard – Food Nutrition Enhancer.

1) Accepted on March 14, 2024. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0025;

2) Issued for public comment on May 10, 2024.

List of food additives with an expanded scope of use issued for public comment (three types)

S.N.	Food additive	Function	Category number	Food name/category	Maximum level (g/kg)	Note	Approval status (As of the end of June 2024)
1	Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid) (PGPR)	Emulsifier	01.05.03	Formulated cream	10.0	—	1) Accepted on January 26, 2024. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0019; 2) Issued for public comment on March 13, 2024.
2	Sodium cyclamate	Sweetener	01.02.02	Flavored fermented milk	0.65	Count as cyclamic acid	1) Accepted on May 13, 2024. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0045; 2) Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.
2	Sodium cyclamate	Sweetener	16.07	Others (konjac gel products only)	1.0	Count as cyclamic acid
3	Steviol glycosides	Sweetener	01.03.02	Formulated milk powder and formulated cream powder	0.3	Count as steviol equivalents	1) Accepted on April 30, 2024. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0040; 2) Issued for public comment on June 24, 2024.
			01.06.04	Cheese and processed cheese	0.4
			04.03.02.03	Pickled edible fungi and seaweeds	0.23
			06.07	Instant rice flour products	0.4

List of approved new food additives in the first half of 2024 (twelve types)

In the first half of 2024, China’s NHC approved 12 new food additives. These include two new food nutrition enhancers, two new food additives, three new food enzymes, and five food additives with expanded scopes and use. Details are as follows:

Approved new food nutrition enhancers (two types)

S.N.	Nutrition enhancer	Category number	Food name/category	Maximum level	Information on acceptance, public consultation, and approval (As of the end of June 2024)
1	2’-fucosyllactose	01.03.02	Modified milk powder (for children only)	0.7-2.4 g/L (count on a pure basis and ready-to-eat state, for powdery products, the use level should be increased by times of brewing); When mixed with LNnT, GOS, FOS, polyfructose, and raffinose, the total amount shall not exceed 64.5 g/kg.	Issued for public comments on October 26, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
		13.01.01	Infant formula
		13.01.02	Older infants and young children’s food
		13.01.03	Infant formula for special medical purposes
	Information on the production strain of 2’-fucosyllactose: Source: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3); Donor: Helicobacter pylori^a ^a is the donor for α-1,2-fucosyltransferase
2	d-ribose	13.05	Other special dietary foods except 13.01-13.04 (only for sports nutrition foods)	1-2 g/day	1) Accepted on July 12, 2021. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2021) No. 0034; 2) Issued for public comment on October 21, 2021; 3) Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.

Approved new food additives (two types)

S.N.	Food additive	Function	Category number	Food name/category	Maximum level (g/L)	Note	Information on acceptance, public consultation, and approval (As of the end of June 2024)
1	Mixed tocotrienol tocopherol concentrate	Antioxidant	02.01.01	Plant fats and oils	0.2	Count as the total amount of tocopherol and tocotrienol	1) Accepted on June 21, 2019. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2019) No. 0037; 2) Issued for public comment on June 26, 2023; 3) Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
2	Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides	Sweetener	01.01.03	Modified milk	0.18	It can be used alone or in combination with steviol glycosides. Count as steviol equivalents.	1) Accepted on May 10, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0034. Acceptance name: Rebaudioside M; 2) Issued for public comment on June 26, 2023; 3) Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
			01.02.02	Flavored fermented milk	0.2
			03.01	Ice cream and ice milk	0.5
			05.02.01	Gum-based candy	3.5
			14.0	Beverages (excluding 14.01 packaged drinking water, 14.02.01 fruit and vegetable juice (pulp), and 14.02.02 concentrated fruit and vegetable juice (pulp))	0.2	It can be used alone or in combination with steviol glycosides. Count as steviol equivalents. Increase the usage of solid drinks according to the dilution ratio.
	Information on the production strain of enzymatically produced steviol glycosides: Source: Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3); Donor: Methylocaldum szegediensea, Stevia rebaudian^a Bertoni^b, and Solanum tuberosum^c ^a is the donor for sucrose synthase ^b is the donor for β-1,3-galactosyltransferase ^cis the donor for β-1,2-glucosyltransferase

Approved new food enzymes (three types)

S.N.	Food enzyme	Source	Donor	Information on acceptance, public consultation, and approval (As of the end of June 2024)
1	D-psicose 3-epimerase	Bacillus subtilis	Clostridium scindens ATCC35704	Accepted on April 23, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0032; Issued for public comment on December 29, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
2	Cyclomaltodextin glucanotransferase	Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus	—	Accepted on March 3, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0028; Issued for public comment on October 26, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
3	Cellulase	Penicillium oxalicum	—	Accepted on September 14, 2022. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2022) No. 0072; Issued for public comment on October 26, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.

S.N.

Food enzyme

Source

Donor

Information on acceptance, public consultation, and approval (As of the end of June 2024)

D-psicose 3-epimerase

Bacillus subtilis

Clostridium scindens ATCC35704

Accepted on April 23, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0032;
Issued for public comment on December 29, 2023;
Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.

Cyclomaltodextin

glucanotransferase

Anoxybacillus

caldiproteolyticus

—

Accepted on March 3, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0028;
Issued for public comment on October 26, 2023;
Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.

Cellulase

Penicillium

oxalicum

—

Accepted on September 14, 2022. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2022) No. 0072;
Issued for public comment on October 26, 2023;
Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.

Approved food additives with expanded scope and use (five types)

S.N.	Food additive	Function	Category number	Food name/category	Maximum level (g/kg)	Note	Information on acceptance, public consultation, and approval (As of the end of June 2024)
1	Propylene glycol alginate	Thickening agent	06.05.02.01	Bean vermicelli, bean noodles	1.5	—	Accepted on May 31, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0037; Issued for public comment on August 23, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
1	Propylene glycol alginate	Thickening agent	06.05.02.04	Round rice ball	1.5	—
2	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleat	Emulsifier	16.03	Collagen casing	0.5	—	Accepted on August 11, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0049; Issued for public comment on October 26, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
3	Ascorbyl palmitate (enzymatic)	Antioxidant	01.03.02	Milk powder (including sweetened milk powder) and cream powder and the formulated products	0.2	Count as the ascorbic acid in fats	Accepted on November 8, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0069; Issued for public comment on December 29, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
			07.01	Bread	0.2	—
			14.05.01	Tea drinks	0.2	Count as the state of ready-to-drink, increase the usage of solid drinks according to the dilution ratio
4	Rosemary extract	Antioxidant	04.05.02	Processed nuts and seeds	0.3	—	Accepted on September 7, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0053; Issued for public comment on October 26, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
5	Sucralose	Sweetener	04.05.02.01.01	Shelled and cooked processed nuts and seeds	4.0	—	Accepted on July 6, 2023. Acceptance No.: 卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0043; Issued for public comment on December 29, 2023; Officially approved on March 13, 2024, according to Announcement No. 2 of 2024.
5	Sucralose	Sweetener	04.05.02.01.02	Unshelled and cooked processed nuts and seeds	2.0	—

Conclusion

Compared to the same period last year, the number of new food additive applications accepted in the first half of 2024 has increased, and the official review process has significantly accelerated. In the future, companies should be well-prepared in terms of product safety and the technical necessity of their use to fully meet the review standards.

Since the official approval of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in China last October, there have been ongoing updates on the acceptance and approval status of popular HMO substances such as 3-FL, 2’-FL, LNT, 3’-SL, 6’-SL, and LNnT. In just the first half of 2024, one 2’-FL was approved again, and five products from different production strains were opened for public comment. LNT, 3’-SL, and 6’-SL also passed the technical review and were released for public comment. It is believed that HMOs will continue to be a focal point in regulatory applications and reviews in the coming years.

Additionally, high-quality sweeteners have garnered significant market attention. The successful approval of enzymatically produced steviol glycosides in China is highly significant for the development of the sugar substitute industry. At the same time, steviol glycosides from fermentation are also in the public consultation phase, with high-quality monomers such as Rebaudioside M and AM currently under review.

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