Weekly Summary - Updates on the Approval and Review of “Three New Foods” - Regulatory News - Food & Food Contact Materials

From April 15 to April 21, 2024, the National Health Commission (NHC) Government Services Platform issued notifications regarding the approval and review of “three new foods” (new food raw materials, new food additives, and new food-related products). This includes extension notice for 10 new food additives and 7 new food-related products; notification of review opinions for 2 new food additives and 2 new food-related products; and non-approval decision on 8 new food additives.

Details are as follows:

Extension notice (requiring supplementary materials following the technical review by China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, CFSA)

New food additives

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S.N.	Date of issuance	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0002	2’-fucosyllactose
2	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0061	2’-fucosyllactose
3	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0014	3’-sialyllactose sodium salt
4	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0027	Furaneol
5	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0028	β-Alanine
6	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0033	Roseicitreum antarcticum
7	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0021	Glucoamylase 1,4-α-D-Glucan glucohydrolase
8	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0029	Lacto-N-tetraose
9	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0032	Protease
10	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0031	Stevioside

New food-related products

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S.N.	Date of issuance	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.4.15	卫食相申字(2023) No. 0004	1,3,5-Trimethyl-2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)benzene
2	2024.4.15	卫食相进申字(2023) No. 0016	Polymer of terephthalic acid, 2-METHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIOL and 4,8-BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)TRICYCLO[5.2.1.0(2,6)]DECANE
3	2024.4.15	卫食相进申字(2024) No. 0004	3,6,9-trimethyl-3,6,9-tris (ethyl and propyl) 1,2,4,5,7,8-hexanone derivatives
4	2024.4.15	卫食相进申字(2024) No. 0005	Pigment Blue 29
5	2024.4.15	卫食相申字(2024) No. 0002	Acrylic acid (content not exceeding 2%) modified chlorinated - N, N, N-trimethyl-2- [(1-oxo-2-acryloyl) oxyethyl ammonium] polymer with 2-acrylamide
6	2024.4.15	卫食相进申字(2024) No. 0007	Acrylic acid and ethylene polymer, ammonium salt
7	2024.4.15	卫食相申字(2024) No. 0003	Ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil

Notification of review opinions (CFSA recommends not to approve the technical review)

New food additives

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S.N.	Date of issuance	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0024	Rosemary Herb Extract
2	2024.4.15	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0026	Magnesium oxide

New food-related products

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S.N.	Date of issuance	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.4.15	卫食相申字 (2024) No. 0004	Ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil
2	2024.4.15	卫食相进申字 (2024) No. 0006	Mixture of saturated linear fatty acid esters produced from C12-C18 aliphatic alcohols and C12-C18 fatty acids

Non-approval decision (NHC recommends not to approve)

New food additives

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S.N.	Date of issuance	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.4.19	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0002	L-Alanine
2	2024.4.19	卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0079	Selenium enriched yeast
3	2024.4.19	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0008	Selenium enriched yeast
4	2024.4.19	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0010	Chitosan
5	2024.4.19	卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0078	Sanzan gum
6	2024.4.19	卫食添新申字(2023) No. 0082	Sanzan gum
7	2024.4.19	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0006	Sanzan gum
8	2024.4.19	卫食添新申字(2024) No. 0001	Marigold yellow

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