On March 2, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) issued an announcement (No. 1 of 2023) for “Three New Foods” with 28 products approved, including one new food raw material, 16 new food additives, and 11 food-related products. Details are as follows:
New food raw material (one type)
Name/Latin Name | Other information | |
Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides |
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Pb/(on a dry basis, mg/kg) | ≤0.5 | |
As/(on a dry basis, mg/kg) | ≤1.0 | |
Salmonella, /25g (mL) | 0 | |
Staphylococcus aureus, /25g (mL) | 0 | |
Listeria monocytogenes, /25g (mL) | 0 |
New food additives (16 types)
1. New food additives (one type)
No. | Name | Function | Cat No. | Food name/category | Maximum level (g/L) | Remarks |
1 | Potassium Polyaspartate | Stabilizer and coagulator | 15.03.01 | Grape Wine | 0.3 | - |
2. New food enzymes (eight types)
No. | Enzyme | Source | Donor |
1 | Aminopeptidase | Aspergillus oryzae | Aspergillus oryzae |
2 | Protease | Trichoderma reesei | Malbranchea sulfirea |
3 | Phospholipase A2 | Trichoderma reesei | Aspergillus fimmigatus |
4 | Maltogenic amylase | Saccharomvces cerevisiae | Geobacillus stearothermophilus |
5 | Xylanase | Bacillus licheniformis | Bacillus licheniformis |
6 | Lactase | Papiliotrema terrestris | - |
7 | Carboxypeptidase | Aspergillus orvzae | Aspergillus orvzae |
8 | Deaminase | Aspergillus orvzae | - |
3. New food flavorings (one type)
No. | Name | Function | Cat No. | Food Name | Maximum level | Remarks |
1 | 2-Hexylpyridine | Flavoring | - | Used in various foods after being formulated into flavors. (Except for the food category in Table B.1 of GB 2760-2014) | Appropriate level | - |
4. Food additives with expanded scope (four types)
No. | Name | Function | Cat No. | Food Name | Maximum level | Remarks |
1 | Fumaric acid | Acidity regulator | 08.02.02 | Cured meat products (brined meat, preserved pork, preserved duck, Chinese-style ham, Chinese sausage, sausage) | Appropriate level | - |
08.03.02 | Smoked, baked, or grilled meat products | |||||
08.03.03 | Fried meat products | |||||
08.03.05 | Sausages | |||||
09.02.02 | Frozen coating products | |||||
09.04.02 | Cooked or fired aquatic products | |||||
09.04.03 | Smoked, baked aquatic products | |||||
2 | Sodium acetate | Acidity regulator | 08.02.02 | Cured meat products (brined meat, preserved pork, preserved duck, Chinese-style ham, Chinese sausage, sausage) | Appropriate level | - |
08.03.02 | Smoked, baked, or grilled meat products | |||||
08.03.03 | Fried meat products | |||||
08.03.05 | Sausages | |||||
09.02.02 | Frozen coating products | |||||
09.04.02 | Cooked or fired aquatic products | |||||
09.04.03 | Smoked, baked aquatic products | |||||
3 | Sodium cyclamate, calcium cyclamate | Sweetener | 07.04 | Fillings and surface spreading starch for bakery food (for fillings of bakery products only) | 2.0 | Count as cyclohexyl sulfamic acid |
16.06 | Puffed food | 0.2 | ||||
4 | Vitamin E | Antioxidant | 06.03.02.04 | Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry), bread, frying powder | 0.2 | - |
5. Processing aids with expanded scope (two types)
No. | Name | Function | Usage scope |
1 | Polydimethyl siloxane and emulsion | Antifoaming agent | Collagen casing processing technology |
2 | Magnesium stearate | lubricating agent, releasing agent, anti-sticking agent | Tablet pressing process of effervescent tablets |
New food-related products (11 types)
1. New food contact additives (three types)
No. | Name | CAS number | Usage scope | Maximum level (%) |
1 | Cyclohexane, 1,1’-methylenebis[4-isocyanato-, homopolymer, cyclohexylamine-terminated | 315207-86-4 | Plastic: PCN | 0.35 |
2 | 2-[2-(2,4-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidin-5-yl) diazenyl]-5-methylbenzenesulfonic acid | 1021701-36-9 | Plastic | 0.5 |
3 | Copolymer of acrylamide, 2-methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, itaconic acid, and NN'-methylenebis acrylamide | 214495-32-6 | Paper and paperboard | 1 (Count as dry weight) |
2. New food contact additives with expanded scope (four types)
No. | Name | CAS number | Usage scope | Maximum level (%) |
1 | Octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate | 2082-79-3 | Coating and coating film | 0.5 |
2 | Napthalensulfonic acid, polymer with formaldehyde, sodium salt | 9084-06-4; 36290-04-7 | Plastic: ABS | 0.12 |
3 | Fatty acid esters of C1~ C18 mono- and poly-fatty alcohols | - | Plastic | 0.1 |
4 | Silane, dichlorodimethyl-, reaction products with silica | 68611-44-9 | Adhesive (in direct contact with food) Ink (Contacts with food indirectly) | Adhesive: 0.002 (Count as dry weight) Ink: 4 (Count as dry weight) |
3. New food contact resins (three types)
No. | Name | CAS number | Usage scope | Maximum level (%) |
1 | Carbon monoxide-ethylene-propylene terpolymer | 88995-51-1 | Plastic | Appropriate level |
2 | 4-Ethylphenol, m-cresol, p-cresol and 4-tert-butylphenol polymers with formaldehyde | 68957-28-8 | Coating and coating film | 62 (Count as the coating formula) |
3 | Polymer of ethylene glycol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, adipic acid and itaconic acid | 1041633-99-1 | Coating and coating film Adhesive (in direct contact with food) | 20 (Count as dry weight) |
4. New food contact resins with expanded scope (one type)
No. | Name | CAS number | Usage scope | Maximum level (%) |
1 | Isophthalic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedimethanamine and hexanedioic acid | 28628-75-3 | Plastic | Appropriate level |
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Further Information
NHC News (No.1 of 2023)