CFSA Opened Public Comments for Four New Food Additives

Feb 24, 2020 from CIRS by Sunny

On 20 February, 2020, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 4 new food additives passing the technical review of the CFSA Expert Review Committee and now opens for public comments, including 1 new food additive, 3 food additives with expanded scope. The deadline for public comments is 19 March, 2020.

(1) New food additive

English name	Protein-glutaminase
Source	Chryseobacterium proteolyticum
Donor	—

(2) Food additive with expanded scope

Name	Function	Category number	Food name/category	Maximum level (g/kg)	Note
dl-tartaric acid	Acidity regulator	04.02.02.03	Pickled vegetables	3.0	Measured as per tartaric acid
dl-tartaric acid	Acidity regulator	06.05.02.01	Noodles and vermicelli made from starch	2.0	Measured as per tartaric acid

(3) Processing aid with expanded scope

Name	Function	Range of application
Manganese sulfate	Processing aid (Nutrient for fermentation)	Fermentation technology

(4) Food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope

Name	Function	Category number	Food name/category	Usage amount (g/kg)
6S-5- methyltetrahydrofolate calcium	Nutrition enhancer	01.01.03	Recombined milk (limited to recombined milk for pregnant and puerpera)	Comply with the dosage of folic acid in GB 14880.
		01.03.02	Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children)
		01.03.02	Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for pregnant and puerpera)
		06.06	Instant cereals, including rolled oats
		14.02.03	Fruit and vegetable juice (pulp) beverage (including fermented products)
		13.03	Foods for Special Medical Purpose (except 13.01)	As a source of folic acid, and comply with the dosage of folic acid in GB 29922.

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