On 8 December, 2021, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 5 new food additives passing the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee and now opens for public comments, including 2 new food enzymes, 2 food additives with expanded scope and 1 processing aids with expanded scope. The deadline for public comments is 30 December, 2021.
(1) New food enzymes
No | Name | Source | Donor |
1 | Phospholipase A1 | Aspergillus niger | Talaromyces leycettanus |
2 | Glucose oxidase | Aspergillus niger | Penicillium chrysogenum |
The quality specification requirements of enzymes should meet the requirements of the ‘National Food Safety Standard, Food Additives, Enzymes’ (GB 1886.174)
(2) Food additives with expanded scope
No | Name | Function | Category number | Food name/category | Maximum level(g/kg) | Note |
1 | Tomato red | Colorant | 09.02.03 | Frozen surimi and its products(including fish balls, etc.) | 0.08 | Measured as Lycopene |
09.04 | Cooked aquatic products (Can be directly consumed) | |||||
2 | Sucralose | Sweetener | 01.06.04 | Processed cheese | 0.2 | — |
(3) Processing aids with expanded scope
No | Name | Function | Usage scope |
1 | Polydimethyl siloxane | Antifoaming agents | Yeast processing products production and processing technology (The maximum level is 0.1 g /kg, measured as polydimethyl siloxane) |
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