China Consults on 10 New Food Ingredients and Food-related Products
One food raw material, one food-related product and eight food additives were involved in this consultation. REACH24H, the founder of ChemLinked, successfully finished the application of a food processing aid with expanded application scope.
On July 1, 2022, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) announced to solicit public feedback for one new food raw material, one new food-related product and eight new food additives. Details are as follows:
One New Food Raw Material
| Name | Application scope | Notes |
| Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides | Fermented milk, cheese, fermented milk drinks and lactobacillus drinks | 1. It is approved to be used as an edible strain. Foods for infants and young children are excluded from the application scope.2. It shall conform to relevant national food safety standards. |
Comments can be sent to xspyl@cfsa.net.cn before July 29, 2022.
One New Food-related Product
| Name | CAS No. | Application scope | Maximum level/% | SML (mg/kg) | Notes |
| *Copolymer of acrylamide, 2-methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, itaconic acid, and N,N’-methylenebis acrylamide | 214495-32-6 | Paper and paperboard | 1 (as dried paper) | ND (acrylamide, dl=0.01mg/kg) | Paper, paperboard and articles added with this substance shall not be used for irradiation and cannot be operated at the temperature over 121℃. The above restricted use requirements shall be marked in accordance with the provisions in GB 4806.1. |
Comments can be sent to biaozhun@cfsa.net.cn before July 27, 2022.
Eight New Food Additives
Two processing aids with expanded application scope
| Name | Function | Application scope |
| *Polydimethyl siloxane and emulsion | Anti-foaming agent | Processing technology of collagen casing |
| Magnesium stearate | Lubricating agent, releasing agent, anti-sticking agent | Pressing technology of effervescent tablets |
* Polydimethyl siloxane and emulsion is a permitted processing aid in the manufacturing of multiple foods such as meat products, beer, bakery food, beverage, etc. Now with professional assistance from our food compliance team from REACH24H, the founder of ChemLinked, it may be used as an anti-foaming agent in the manufacturing of collagen casing. If you are seeking any assistance on food importation or compliance, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Two new nutritional fortifiers
| Food nutritional fortifier | Food category no. | Food category | Usage amount |
| L-Alanine | 13.01.03 | Infant formula foods for special medical purposes | Please refer to corresponding standards for special dietary foods |
| 13.03 | Food for special medical purposes (except the categories in 13.01) | ||
| L-Arginine Hydrochloride | 13.01.03 | Infant formula foods for special medical purposes | Please refer to corresponding standards for special dietary foods |
| 13.03 | Food for special medical purposes (except the categories in 13.01) |
Four new enzyme preparations
| Enzyme | Source | Donor |
| Aminopeptidase | Aspergillus oryzae | Aspergillus oryzae |
| Xylanase | Bacillus licheniformis | Bacillus licheniformis |
| Carboxypeptidase | Aspergillus oryzae | Aspergillus oryzae |
| Deaminase | Aspergillus oryzae | / |
Comments can be sent to zqyj@cfsa.net.cn before July 29, 2022.
Reprinted from: ChemLinked
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