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

From December 2 to December 8, China's National Health Commission (NHC) Government Services Platform issued notifications regarding the approval and review of “Thee new foods” (new food raw materials, new food additives, and new food-related products). The notifications included:

Eighteen notifications of extension notice;
Five notifications of review opinions; and
One non-approval decision;

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Details are as follows:

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

New food raw material

S.N.	Date of issue	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.12.02	卫食新申字(2024) No.0018	D-psicose
2	2024.12.02	卫食新申字(2024) No.0007	N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine(enzymatic)
3	2024.12.02	卫食新申字(2024) No.0022	Red date leaf
4	2024.12.02	卫食新申字(2024) No.0005	Elderberry extract
5	2024.12.02	卫食新申字(2024) No.0011	Bifidobacterium lactis BLa80

New food additives

S.N.	Date of issue	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0077	2'-FL
2	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0082	3'-SL
3	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0074	3-FL
4	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0046	3-FL
5	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0080	Se-Methylselenocysteine
6	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0079	CO₂
7	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0065	Branching enzyme
8	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0048	Transglutaminase
9	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0075	Sweetening agent
10	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0081	Ascorbyl palmitate(enzymatic)
11	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0064	Lacto-N-Tetraose
12	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0031	Stevioside
13	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0076	Chitosan

Review opinions (CFSA recommends not granting approval after the technical review)

New food raw material

S.N.	Date of issue	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.12.02	卫食新申字(2024) No.0020	Bacillus subtilis VB205

New food additives

S.N.	Date of issue	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0056	Osmanthus ear sugar lipid
2	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0078	Curdlan
3	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0055	Sucralose
4	2024.12.02	卫食添新申字(2024) No.0061	Acesulfame

Non-approval decision (based on the recommendation from NHC to not grant approval)

New food raw materials

S.N.	Date of issue	Acceptance No.	Product name
1	2024.12.06	卫食新申字(2024) No.0008	Nervonic acid (synthetic)

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