On December 29, 2023, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 3 new food additives for public comment, including 1 new food enzyme and 2 food additives with expanded scope. The deadline for public comments is January 24, 2024. Details are as follows:
New food enzyme (1 type)
No. | Enzyme | Source | Donor |
1 | D-psicose 3-epimerase | Bacillus subtilis | Clostridium scindens ATCC35704 |
The quality specifications of food enzymes shall comply with the provisions specified in the National Food Safety Standard - Food Additive - Food Enzyme (GB 1886.174).
Food additives with expanded scope (2 types)
No. | Name | Function | Category number | Food name/category | Maximum levels (g/kg) | Remark |
1 | Ascorbyl palmitate (enzymatic) | Antioxidant | 01.03 | Milk powder (including sweetened milk powder) and cream powder and the formulated products | 0.2 | Count as the ascorbic acid in fat |
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. | |||
2 | Sucralose | Sweetener | 04.05.02.01.01 | Shelled and cooked processed nuts and seeds | 4.0 | — |
04.05.02.01.02 | Unshelled and cooked processed nuts and seeds | 2.0 |
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